Black art
The exhibition consists of a new video installation, 16mm film and works on paper which touch upon the legacy of cultural appropriation and erasure in media.
Her installation is part of a two-year project at Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, where artists have been invited to create works informed by the history and culture of Bergamo.
The exhibition is composed primarily of the museum's holdings.
Smith's solo exhibition at the Oslo museum features her new film The Deep West Assembly, which sets Blackness against human-made landforms.
The ten-channel installation on Frederick Douglass is exhibited alongside objects that belonged to the historical figure.
Reviewing the exhibitions BLACK POWER TOOL AND DIE TRYNIG at 52 Walker and ***** at Gladstone Gallery.
The British-Nigerian artist is making her debut in Venice with the video Machine Boys, about motorcycle taxi drivers in Lagos. Ashadu previously won the Prize of the Bötterstraße in Bremen in 2022.
The show includes a site-specific installation, a new series of paintings and sculptures and a new film. 52 Walker is a project space in New York established by David Zwirner.
The exhibition highlights the fragile and ephemeral nature of humanity's relationship with Earth and effects of overconsumption and land development.