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African Art Takes a Stretch

May 24 2014–Sep 7 2015

Seattle Art Museum

A stark nude male stands alone on a pedestal. Nearby, over 100 men wearing spandex suits vogue their way through digital spaces. One might ask why they are together in the same gallery. One answer is: both are works of art that have recently come into the museum’s collection. The second answer is: they offer a chance to see how far African art has stretched in the last 100 years.

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