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The Beautiful Time: Photography by Sammy Baloji
The Beautiful Time presents recent photographs and large-scale photomontages by Sammy Baloji.
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Art of the Lega: Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa

Art of the Lega: Meaning and Metaphor in Central Africa

Co-organized by the UCLA Fowler Museum at UCLA and The Nelson-Atkins Museum and co-presented by the Museum for African Art and the AXA Gallery, September 21, 2006–January 14, 2007 at the AXA Gallery, New York, New York

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At Arm's Length: The Art of African Puppetry

At Arm's Length: The Art of African Puppetry

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented February 17–April 15, 2006 at the World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, New York, New York

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Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali

Bamana: The Art of Existence in Mali

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented September 19–July 28, 2002 at the Museum's 593 Broadway location, New York, New York

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Baule: African Art/Western Eyes

Baule: African Art/Western Eyes

Organized by the Museum for African Art in cooperation with the Yale University Art Gallery and presented September 11, 1998–January 1999 at the Museum's 593 Broadway location, New York, New York

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Daufuskie Island: Photographs by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Daufuskie Island: Photographs by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Organized by the Museum for African Art and co-presented with arts > World Financial Center, September 28–November 25, 2007 at the World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, New York, New York

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Design: Made in Africa

Design: Made in Africa

Co-produced by CulturesFrance and the Cite du Design/Saint-Etienne International Design Biennale and co-presented with Arts> World Financial Center, April 12–June 24, 2007 at the World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, New York, New York

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Doubly Blessed: The Ibeji Twins of Nigeria

Doubly Blessed: The Ibeji Twins of Nigeria

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented October 23, 2003June 28, 2004 at the Museum's temporary gallery, Long Island City, New York

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El Anatsui: Process and Project

El Anatsui: Process and Project

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented March 25May 2, 2009 at BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

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Hair in African Art and Culture

Hair in African Art and Culture

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented February 9–May 29, 2000 at the Museum's 593 Broadway location, New York, New York

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In the Presence of Spirits: Selections from the National Museum of Ethnology, Lisbon

In the Presence of Spirits: Selections from the National Museum of Ethnology, Lisbon

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented September 27December 31, 2000 at the Museum's 593 Broadway location, New York, New York

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Liberated Voices: Contemporary Art from South Africa

Liberated Voices: Contemporary Art from South Africa

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented September 17, 1999January 2, 2000 at the Museum's 593 Broadway location, New York, New York

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Looking Both Ways: Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora

Looking Both Ways: Art of the Contemporary African Diaspora

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented November 14, 2003March 1, 2004 at the Museum's temporary gallery, Long Island City, New York

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Material Differences: Art and Identity in Africa

Material Differences: Art and Identity in Africa

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented April 10–August 15, 2003 at the Museum's temporary gallery, Long Island City, New York

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Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art

Personal Affects: Power and Poetics in Contemporary South African Art

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented September 23, 2004January 3, 2005 at the Museum's temporary gallery, Long Island City, New York, and at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, New York

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Perspectives: Women, Art, and Islam

Perspectives: Women, Art, and Islam

Co-organized by the Museum for African Art and MoCADA and presented June 4September 13, 2009 at MoCADA, Brooklyn, New York

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Reflections: African Art Is...

Reflections: African Art Is...

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented August 4December 12, 2005 at the Museum's temporary gallery, Long Island City, New York

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Resonance from the Past: African Sculpture from the New Orleans Museum of Art

Resonance from the Past: African Sculpture from the New Orleans Museum of Art

Organized by the Museum for African Art and presented August 4December 12, 2005 at the Museum’s temporary gallery, Long Island City, New York

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Visual Griots of Mali: An Exhibit of Photography by African Youth

Visual Griots of Mali: An Exhibit of Photography by African Youth

Organized by the Academy for Educational Development and co-presented by the Museum for African Art and arts > World Financial Center, September 7–November 25, 2007 at the World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery, New York, New York

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