Bozar - When We See Us

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## A Century of Black Figuration in Painting

How have artists from Africa and its vast diaspora depicted daily life over the past century? Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, and her team have sought to answer this question with a landmark exhibition. Bozar proudly presents this vast kaleidoscope of Black figurative painting from the 1920s to the present day.
Inspired by Ava DuVernay's series When They See Us, the exhibition title "When We See Us" reflects a fundamental perspective exploring Black self-representation and global Black subjectivities. The approximately 150 works by around 120 artists are grouped into six themes: "The Everyday”, "Joy & Revelry”, "Repose”, "Sensuality”, "Spirituality”, and "Triumph and Emancipation”.
By focusing on these themes, the exhibition offers a rich, nuanced view of Black life and thought, emphasising the resilience, essence, and political charge of Black joy. It highlights relationships between artists and artworks across geographic, generational, and conceptual contexts, fostering a deeper understanding of a complex and underrepresented genealogy rooted in African and Black modernities. When We See Us encourages discussion on Black liberation and intellectual movements and celebrates experiences from Africa and the African diaspora contributing to the art historical canon.

This exhibition is conceived and organised by Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) In Cape Town. When We See Us is presented at Bozar under the Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen.

>After the event, we may have a drink if you wish.

Ticket: it's safer to buy your ticket in advance.
Ticket price:
-If you have the Museum Pass/ICOMBrussels card: one free entry per day to one of a selection of exhibitions
-standard price = 18€
-<30 = 9€

Location:
Train
The Centre of Fine Arts is close to the Brussels Central Train Station. It's just a 5 minutes walk. Find more informations on NMBS.
Metro
Metrostations Central Station and Park (line 1 and 5).
Tram
Tram lines 92 en 93 stop at the Palais / Paleizen tram station.
Bus
Several bus lines (27 - 29 - 34 - 38 - 63 - 65 - 66 - 71 - 71N - 95) stop at the Bozar bus station.