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At the dawn of the 20th Century, modernist masters such as Matisse, Picasso, and Brancusi were drawn to African art as a pivotal source of inspiration for their own works. The sophisticated approach to the abstraction of the human figure typically found in traditional African sculpture even helped spark Picasso’s invention of cubism.
But since that time, the art of Africa has undergone a transformation to reflect dramatic regional changes — ranging from cultural and religious diversity to urbanization, economic change, tourism, and globalization — that have affected the continent and its artists over the past 100 years.
“Art in Real Life: Traditional African Art from the Lowe Art Museum,” a new exhibit opening Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum (1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables), features more than 75 objects created in a wide variety of mediums, many of which have rarely been publicly displayed.
The sprawling exhibit, drawn exclusively from the Lowe’s vast permanent collection, explores both the enduring ingenuity and resourcefulness that African artists continue exhibiting in our increasingly complex and rapidly changing world and how their inventiveness still inspires today. The exhibition runs until January 18, 2015. Call 305-284-3535 or visit lowemuseum.org.
Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sundays, 12-4 p.m. Starts: Nov. 8. Continues through Jan. 18, 2014
