Video: Black Orpheus’s Influence Beyond the African Continent
The influence of the Nigerian publication Black Orpheus extended far beyond the African continent. Read More
The influence of the Nigerian publication Black Orpheus extended far beyond the African continent. Read More
Susanne Wenger created the art featured on some of the distinctive covers of the Nigerian publication Black Orpheus. Read More
In 1957, Ulli Beier created the journal Black Orpheus to circulate and celebrate the creativity of artists, writers, and thinkers in Anglophone Africa. In this short video, Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club, co-curator Ndubuisi Ezeluomba discusses the creation of this important publication in Nigeria. Read More
Jacob Lawrence’s two visits to Nigeria in 1962 and 1964 influenced an entire body of work, now on view in Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club. In this short video, Curator of Education Tracy Kennan shares a little about how those trips impacted the celebrated artist’s vision. Read More
New Orleans–based pop art band People Museum presents a special performance in NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden responding to the work of artist Louise Bourgeois. Read More