The Field's Edge
dal 17/10/2002 al 21/12/2002
Segnalato da
Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
Thembinkosi Goniwe
Teboho Mahlati
Ofili Donald Odita
Colin Richards
Berni Searle
Lorna Simpson
Fatimah Tuggar
Carrie Mae Weems
Rory Bester
Amanda Carlson
17/10/2002
The Field's Edge
USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa
A multimedia exhibition that explores the relationship between contemporary art and colonial ethnography, most notably the legacy of colonial ethnography on readings of contemporary art from Africa and the Diaspora. The visual exploration of this often contested relationship between art and ethnography focuses on major themes around the politics of narrative and domestic life.
The Field's Edge: Africa, Diaspora, Lens
Friday, October 18, 7 - 9pm
Opening Reception: The Field's Edge
The title of this exhibition, The Field's Edge: Africa, Diaspora, Lens,
alludes to the legacy of ethnographic "field" images in relation to
images in contemporary art that are being used to interrogate current
and historical issues of representation, agency, and body. As one of
the most highly charged formats of visual representation, lens-based
media (including photography, video, and film) is unparalleled in its
ability to engender and limit agency.
USF CAM
The Field's Edge is a multimedia exhibition that explores the relationship
between contemporary art and colonial ethnography, most notably the legacy
of colonial ethnography on readings of contemporary art from Africa and the
Diaspora. The visual exploration of this often contested relationship between art
and ethnography focuses on major themes around the politics of narrative and
domestic life.
This exhibition title refers to the legacy of ethnographic "field" images in
relation to images in contemporary photography and lens-based media that are
used to investigate current and historical concepts of representation, agency,
and body. The exhibition includes the work of Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons,
Thembinkosi Goniwe, Teboho Mahlati, Ofili Donald Odita, Colin Richards,
Berni Searle, Lorna Simpson, Fatimah Tuggar and Carrie Mae Weems. The
exhibition is guest curated for CAM by Rory Bester and Amanda Carlson.
Sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Florida Department
of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council, and the
Rockefeller Foundation.
Image: Berni Searle
Cap-ture from the Colour Me Series, 1998
color photography
USF Contemporary Art Museum
4202 E. Fowler Ave. CAM 101, Tampa
FL 33620 (call 813.974.4133 for directions)