Richmond Barthé: A New Day Is Coming
Apr 06 - May 31 2024
- 37 days left
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery is proud to present "Richmond Barthé: A New Day Is Coming," a solo exhibition of sixteen sculptures by the Harlem Renaissance master Richmond Barthé (1901–1989) curated with renowned artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien (b.1960). The exhibition will survey the most productive decades of Barthé’s career, from 1929 to 1966, with an emphasis on the works of the 1930s and 1940s that established him as a foremost sculptor of his era. "A New Day Is Coming" also debuts a new film by Julien, which he describes as an “archival meditation” on Barthé and his work composed of historical documentary footage discovered during research for "Once Again . . . (Statues Never Die)" (2022), an immersive, five-screen film installation commissioned by the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.
