Curated by
Larry Ossei-Mensah

14 March 2023 -
17 June 2023

2F South Gallery

Sounds of Blackness is a group exhibition featuring an ensemble of visual artists from the African Diaspora, whose practices articulate a multiplicity of ideas and perspectives through various mediums. Inspired by the Grammy-award-winning and U.S.-based musical ensemble of the same name, the exhibition showcases artworks that stimulate the senses–similar to how music’s vibratory capacity impacts its listeners. The works evoke expressions of joy, pain, beauty, and the complexities of Black life around the globe, and highlight a range of styles from emerging to established artists, many of whom will be exhibiting in the Philippines for the first time.

The exhibition is curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah and anchored by a selection of works from the collection of Filipino collector Timothy Tan. This unique presentation will include additional works from private collectors across Asia in order to cultivate a holistic perspective on the various strategies employed by the artists in the exhibition.

Sounds of Blackness is sponsored by Flexform, Poliform, Sta. Elena Construction & Development Corporation, and Ruby Jack’s Steakhouse and Bar.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

Patrick Alston

Izere Antoine

Amoako Boafo

Kim Dacres

Delphine Desane

Sesse Elangwe

Patrick Eugène

Ufuoma Essi

Charles Gaines

Alex Gardner

Alteronce Gumby

Hugh Hayden

Rashid Johnson

Tunyi Adeniyi-Jones

Spencer Lewis

Hugo McCloud

Simphiwe Ndzube

Toyin Ojih Odutola

Nathaniel Mary Quinn

Wahab Saheed

Tschabalala Self

Vaughn Spann

Hank Willis

ThomasBongani

Tshabalala

David “Mr. StarCity” White

Kehinde Wiley