Africa Fashion
November 18, 2023 - February 18, 2024
Africa Fashion opens at the Portland Art Museum after acclaimed runs at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. This first-of-its-kind exhibition, making its only West Coast stop at PAM, honors the irresistible creativity, ingenuity, and unstoppable global impact of contemporary African fashions. Garments and textiles dating from the mid-twentieth century to the present day, contextualized by a range of cultural touchstones such as Drum magazines, Fela Kuti record albums, and studio photography from Sanlé Sory, celebrate the transformative and liberatory power of self-fashioning. The New Yorker’s art critic Hilton Als called Africa Fashion a “vital and necessary exhibition.”
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Date/Time
November 18, 2023 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (closed on MON & TUE) -
Cost
Included with general admission -
Location
Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave
Portland, OR, 97205
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Host Organization
Portland Art Museum -
Contact
https://portlandartmuseum.org/
(503) 226-2811
info@pam.org
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR, 97205
(503) 226-2811
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