Sahara Longe. Police Man, 2023. Oil on linen, 240 × 200 cm. Purchase, with funds from Friends of Global Africa & the Diaspora, 2023. © Sahara Longe, courtesy of the artist and Timothy Taylor. 2023/172
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The AGO’s department of Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora is pleased to present Critical Views, a selection of recent acquisitions by six contemporary artists. Featuring works by Leasho Johnson, Marie-Hélène Cauvin, Sahara Longe, Myrlande Constant, Che Lovelace, and Marc Padeu, this installation illustrates their distinct ways of expressing a multiplicity of histories, contested identities and cultural perspectives. The broad range of visual tropes and subjects in these works offer a glimpse into the multifaceted contemporary experiences of Africa and its diasporas, and the complexities of Black life.
