PHYLLIS GALEMBO – MASKE
2011-03-21Included in the exhibition are sixteen large-scale color prints presenting African and Haitian figures in indigenous masquerade costume. In her recurring travels throughout Africa and the Caribbean over the past thirteen years, Galembo shoots revelers during traditional rituals, rites, ceremonies, and festivals. This exhibition coincides with the release of Galembo’s new book, Maske (Boot, 2010), which includes an introduction by Chika Okeke-Ogulu, Assistant Professor of Art History at Princeton University.
Masking is a complex, mysterious and profound tradition in which participants transcend the physical world and enter the spiritual realm.
Opposite – Panther, Dodo Masquerade, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 2009
Exhibition runs through to April 2nd, 2011
Steven Kasher Gallery
521 west 23rd street
New York
NY
10011
