Work by is included in « Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics…
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Work by @hassanhajjaj_larache is included in « Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics, » a survey connecting the practices of over 60 artists at @lacma.
This exhibition expands the traditional Pan-African canon, debuting new acquisitions for the Museum and further bridging diasporic geographies. « Imagining Black Diasporas » considers a quarter-century of art history, and the creativity that has sprung from and been necessitated by diasporic movement.
On view in the exhibition is Hajjaj’s « Caravane » (2011), a portrait of Helen Epega, a Nigerian singer-songwriter who performs as The Venus Bushfires
(@thevenusbushfires). She stands with her back to the viewer, one hand behind her back in a peace sign and the other holding a hang drum. Hajjaj captures vibrant and irreverent portraits of musicians and celebrities he admires, bringing them into his aesthetic and cultural world through styling and staging
More works by Hajjaj can be seen on our website.
« Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics » is on view at LACMA through August 3, 2025
Pictured:
1. Hassan Hajjaj, Caravane, 2011/1432, Metallic Lambda on 3mm Dibond in a Wood Frame Sprayed with White Gloss with Arabic Fanta Cans, Framed: 53 1/2″ x 36 1/2″ x 2 3/8″ (136 x 93 x 6.5 cm)
2. Installation View: Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
