MoMA's new exhibition, Spirit Movers, curated by Grace Wales Bonner, celebrates artworks informed by the African diaspora...

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.345970153809" x="50.6500015258789" y="-225.5" data-test="textbox">Since Grace Wales Bonner founded her eponymous fashion </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="241.168048858643" x="50.0200004577637" y="-213.5" data-test="textbox">brand in 2014, the London native has taken ample opportunity</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.75297164917" x="50.2299995422363" y="-201.5" data-test="textbox"> to pay homage to the Black experience and advance ideas</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="186.279033660889" x="50.2599983215332" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox"> centered around the Afro-Atlantic spirit. The</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.31001281738281" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="47.6650238037109" x="249.876998901367" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox"> designer's collections</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.636959075928" x="50.3699989318848" y="-177.5" data-test="textbox"> from seasons past have been shaped by her British and</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.558769226074" x="50.4300003051758" y="-165.5" data-test="textbox"> Jamaican heritage, featuring styles, prints, and colors that</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="177.276012420654" x="50.2299995422363" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;encourage cross-cultural conversations.</text>

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.790008544922" x="50.2200012207031" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">Now, Wales Bonner is shifting her lens to the art world. She is</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.270977020264" x="50.2599983215332" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox">&nbsp;the latest chosen curator for the Museum of Modern Art's Artist&rsquo;s</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.546997070312" x="50" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox"> Choice exhibition&mdash;a series that began in 1989, in which</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.33999633789062" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="241.18297958374" x="49.8699989318848" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox"> a contemporary artist draws from the museum&rsquo;s collection</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="169.209987640381" x="50.1199989318848" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox"> to organize a special installation. Spirit Movers </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="6.84999847412109" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="60.3780212402344" x="223.279998779297" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">i</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="4.29000091552734" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="10.8829956054688" x="284.120025634766" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">s a selection</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.25" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.591037750244" x="50.4099998474121" y="-69.5" data-test="textbox"> of approximately 50 works featuring Black cultural practices</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.858963012695" x="50.1399993896484" y="-57.5" data-test="textbox"> inspired by forms, experiences, and sounds from <text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.289947509766" x="307.230010986328" y="-225.5" data-test="textbox">the African Diaspora. Wales Bonner continues the Artist&rsquo;s </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.34001159667969" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.039947509766" x="307.480010986328" y="-213.5" data-test="textbox">Choice series&rsquo; legacy of subverting the curatorial status quo; </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.863952636719" x="307.140014648438" y="-201.5" data-test="textbox">previous artists have included Yto Barrada, Charles White, </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.44000244140625" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="213.394012451172" x="306.920013427734" y="-189.5" data-test="textbox">Trisha Donnelly, Elizabeth Murray, and Vik Muniz.</text></text>

<text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="233.203002929688" x="318.255981445312" y="-165.5" data-test="textbox">The wide-ranging exhibition explores themes of musicality, </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.605010986328" x="307.410003662109" y="-153.5" data-test="textbox">storytelling, and the intersection of cultural narratives, </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.44000244140625" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.607055664062" x="307.429992675781" y="-141.5" data-test="textbox">and features such artists as Terry Adkins, Agnes Martin, </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="68.1099853515625" x="307.429992675781" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">and Betye Saar. Th</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.22999572753906" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="161.160003662109" x="390.824005126953" y="-129.5" data-test="textbox">ough the collection features a variety of</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.191009521484" x="307.350006103516" y="-117.5" data-test="textbox"> mediums&mdash;a monumental wood carving or a sculptural composite</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="247.240051269531" x="307.369995117188" y="-105.5" data-test="textbox"> of wind instruments, for example&mdash;each artwork fi</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.41999816894531" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="238.807006835938" x="313.1650390625" y="-93.5" data-test="textbox">nds unity in its soulful expression. Open through April 7, 2024</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.982086181641" x="307.029998779297" y="-81.5" data-test="textbox">, the exhibition sheds light on how the deep histories </text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="244.60400390625" x="307.429992675781" y="-69.5" data-test="textbox">and varied cultural identities across the diasporic world have influenced</text><text class="_textbox_1titd_17" direction="ltr" height="7.23000335693359" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" textlength="137.249938964844" x="321.292022705078" y="-57.5" data-test="textbox"> modern Black expression.</text>

Grace Wales Bonner Curates 'Spirit Movers' Exhibition for MoMA's Artist's Choice Series

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