Through the Looking Glass: Birmingham Celebrates Senegal (9/11-12/18/05)
Organization:
Birmingham Museum of Art
Category:
Exhibit
Geographical Area:
Alabama
Start
Date:
12/18/2005
End Date:
12/18/2005
Start Time:
End Time:
Event
Info:
An exhibition composed of thirty reverse-glass paintings from Senegal collected by Birminghamians who traveled to Senegal as part of Birmingham's Sister City relationship with Guadiawaye, Senegal, a suburb of Dakar, in February of 2005. Painting on glass, first adopted in Senegal as a way of venerating Islamic saints and sacred events in Muslim history, was declared subversive and banned in the 19th century by the French colonial administration. The tradition went underground and re-emerged following Senegal's liberation from France. Glass painting today is not exclusively religious the subject matter includes portraiture, genre scenes, people at work, revered public figures, and scenes from popular culture. A number of artists in the exhibition, including the late Gora M'bengue and Lo Ba, have become well-known, and their works are included in international museum collections. Birmingham Museum of Art. 205-254-2565
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