A long-time resident of Chicago, Kerry James Marshall is widely regarded as one of the greatest painters of his generation.
A public art project by Kerry James Marshall in Des Moines, IA is being developed.
Strongly influenced by his experiences as a young man, Marshall developed a signature style as an artist, centering on the life and history of the black subject. His now-substantial body of work offers his perspective on the complexity of the African-American condition, along with its persistent issues of race politics, cultural representation and social emancipation.
The exhibition is co-organized by M HKA, Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, Denmark, Fundació Antoni Tàpies in Barcelona, Spain and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, Spain. It is a long-overdue survey of Marshall’s work in mainland-Europe, and the most substantial presentations in his career to date. The exhibition is realized with the support of The Embassy of the United States of America.