Flow

Now considered canonical exhibitions within contemporary art history, the Studio Museum’s “F” shows, inaugurated with Freestyle in 2001, have been widely recognized for their role in advancing innovative and groundbreaking dialogues around art and uplifting the work of emerging artists of African descent.  

Organized by Christine Y. Kim, Former Associate Curator, Flow is the third in a series of emerging artist exhibitions presented by the Studio Museum that includes Freestyle (2001) and Frequency (2005). Like its predecessors, Flow illustrates the individuality and complexity of twenty-first-century contemporary art, this time from creators around the world. While the majority of these artists have exhibited abroad, many were new to U.S. audiences at the time. As an extension of the Museum’s mission to serve as a nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally and internationally, Flow reflects a critical moment in the interconnected histories of African, African-American and transnationalBlack life.

Select artists from Flow include Latifa Echakhch, Thierry Fontaine, Nicholas Hlobo, Olalekan Jeyifous, Moshekwa Langa, Otobong Nkanga, Dawit L. Petros, Elias Sime, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, among others. Select contributors include Naomi Beckwith, Rujeko Hockley, Christine Y. Kim, Achille Mbembe, Mariam Sharp, and more.

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9 × 12 in.