Cosmopolitan modernism: new exhibition in London

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THE EY EXHIBITION: WIFREDO LAM

14 SEPTEMBER 2016 – 8 JANUARY 2017
TATE MODERN | LONDON, UK

With over 200 paintings, drawings, photographs and prints, this retrospective will trace the sixty-year career of Cuban modernist painter Wifredo Lam (1902–1982) from the 1920s to the 1970s, confirming his place at the centre of a cosmopolitan modernism.

Lam’s work defined new ways of painting in a post-colonial world, and provoked both controversy and acclaim during his lifetime. As a Latin American artist of Chinese, Spanish and African heritage, Lam lies between East and West, combining traditional practices, surrealist ideas and complete originality. In an increasingly connected world, Lam’s work continues to bring a historical perspective to contemporary issues.

The EY Exhibition: Wifredo Lam is organised by the Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, in collaboration with the Tate Modern and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.

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