US artist Kerry James Marshall studies "Blackness" in Paris exhibition
Dozens of works by American artist Kerry James Marshall, which depict Black figures in various contexts, are going on show in Paris’ Museum of Modern Art from Friday (September 18). Some 70 paintings, all representing Black characters, as well as artworks in other mediums spanning four decades of Marshall's career are featured in the exhibition titled “The Histories,” the first dedicated to the contemporary artist held in France.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1955, Marshall is most renowned for his large-scale paintings that center on the Black community. He depicts characters with various nuances of black, which he treats as a “chromatic” like any other color, often contrasted with more lively hues and glitter in some pieces. One his most notable works, “Invisible Man,” features shades of black forming the figure of a Black person, with only their face clearly visible in the picture.
The exhibition follows exhibitions organized by the museum dedicated to Black American artists, it said in a press release, after one centered on works of Kara Walker in 2007 and Jean-Michel Basquiat in 2010. The exhibition runs until January 24, 2027.
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