An exhibition of historical and contemporary lens-based media that explores the relationship between migration and diaspora in art from Africa, the Caribbean and the United States. Focusing on the intersection between contemporary art and colonial ethnography, most notably the legacy of colonial postcards on readings of contemporary art from Africa and the diaspora, The Field's Edge unpacks major themes around the politics of domestic life. The exhibition includes the work of Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Thembinkosi Goniwe, Teboho Mahlati, Odili Donald Odita, Colin Richards, Berni Searle, Lorna Simpson, Fatimah Tuggar and Carrie Mae Weems. The Field's Edge opened at the Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, USA in October 2002, and was sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Florida Department of State (Division of Cultural Affairs), Florida Arts Council, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
"It's exceptional for several reasons; not just the compelling art, but because it introduces us to authentic images and attitudes by artists whose art speaks for them." – Adrienne Golub, Weekly Planet
ABOVE Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Berni Searle and Odili Donald Odita at the Discerning the Disapora symposium.