Detail of piece by Arturo Lindsay
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Arturo Lindsay: Portraits of Yemaya
Presented by:
Chastain Arts Center
Location:
Chastain Arts Center
Today – 3/22/2013
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Event Description
Opening Reception: Friday, January 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
In the manner of the Hudson River School painters who reasoned that the sublime found in nature is the manifestation of the power and existence of God, this exhibition of works by Arturo Lindsay attempts to depict portraits of Yemaya (the African goddess of seas and lakes) through a collection of still and moving images of the sea and things related to or affected by the sea. Most of the photographs in this collection were taken in ports visited by Lindsay while conducting field research on African retentions, rediscoveries and re-inventions to inform his art practice as well as scholarly research. The port cities include Portobelo and Bocas del Toro, Panama; Salvador, Arembepe and Bahia, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; Gorée, Senegal; Alexandria, Egypt; and Havana, Cuba.
Ticket Information
Admission is free
Venue Information
Chastain Arts Center
135 West Wieuca Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone: 404-252-2927
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