The TMA’s collection of 30,000 plus exceptional works of art, now has five more outstanding pieces. Three of the works purchased through the generosity of the Apollo Society, (a group of donors who support the Museum through art acquisition,) consist of two large-scale, three-dimensional installations and a video selection. Homeless Child 2, by famed British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, reflects the oppression and helplessness of poverty through a child struggling with the burden of suitcases on his frail back. South African artist Mary Sibande uses her alter ego, Sophie, to critique traditional female and black roles in society in her work, Rubber Soul, Monument of Aspiration. Japanese painter and film artist Takashi Ishida’s visually narrative video, Wall of Sea, alternates images of the ocean and his own ocean drawing.
The two additional pieces purchased by individual Apollo Society members include the handsome wood-carved scroll-like wall hanging, When I Last Wrote to You about Africa… by renowned Nigerian artist El Anatsui and Made in Porto-Novo, an oversized mixed media sculpture of a bandstand of musical instruments by African artist Romuald Hazoumé, also of international acclaim. Each of these five additions, found in the contemporary wing of the museum, warrants a trip to see what’s new at the TMA
Free. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255 8000. toledomuseum.org
The TMA’s collection of 30,000 plus exceptional works of art, now has five more outstanding pieces. Three of the works purchased through the generosity of the Apollo Society, (a group of donors who support the Museum through art acquisition,) consist of two large-scale, three-dimensional installations and a video selection. Homeless Child 2, by famed British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, reflects the oppression and helplessness of poverty through a child struggling with the burden of suitcases on his frail back. South African artist Mary Sibande uses her alter ego, Sophie, to critique traditional female and black roles in society in her work, Rubber Soul, Monument of Aspiration. Japanese painter and film artist Takashi Ishida’s visually narrative video, Wall of Sea, alternates images of the ocean and his own ocean drawing.
The two additional pieces purchased by individual Apollo Society members include the handsome wood-carved scroll-like wall hanging, When I Last Wrote to You about Africa… by renowned Nigerian artist El Anatsui and Made in Porto-Novo, an oversized mixed media sculpture of a bandstand of musical instruments by African artist Romuald Hazoumé, also of international acclaim. Each of these five additions, found in the contemporary wing of the museum, warrants a trip to see what’s new at the TMA
Free. Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255 8000. toledomuseum.org
