Out of Africa: Seminal Works from Contemporary Africa and Its Diaspora at Ethan Cohen Gallery at the KuBe Art Center, July 19 – October 1, 2024

“As part of its ongoing mission to promote world-class visual arts programming, Ethan Cohen Gallery at the KuBe Art Center is proud to present Out of Africa: Seminal Works From Contemporary Africa And Its Diaspora. The exhibition will be on view in Beacon, New York at The KuBe Art Center in the Joan Lebold Cohen and Jerome A Cohen Center for Visual Arts. The exhibition is part of the larger Summer School programming at the KuBe Art Center and will be on view from July 19, 2024, as part of the Hudson Valley’s coordinated Upstate Art Weekend and will continue through October 1st, 2024.

The eleven artists included in the exhibition are a small sample of art produced by contemporary African artists and artists from the African diaspora. The works presented offer insights often unseen by American audiences. We welcome you to come view these artists and experience their work in person. Included in the exhibition are: Olasunkanmi Akomolehin, Armand Boua, Gerardo Castro, Òmó Oba (HRH) Adetomiwa A. Gbadebo, Innocent Nkurunziza, Catheris Mondombo, N’Dorah, Aboudia, Bob Dilworth, Kiné Aw, and Gonçalo Mabunda.” — Ethan Cohen Gallery

Aboudia. Jazz Gallery, 2014, Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas. 200 x 300 cm, 78 3/4 x 118 in
Olasunkanmi Akomolehin. The story of us, 2022. Oil and acrylic on canvas. 177.8 x 182.88 cm. 70 x 72 in
Kine Aw. La femme et le saxophone, 2016. Signed and dated. Charcoal on paper. 88.9 x 64.8 cm, 35 x 25 1/2 in
Armand Boua. Young people from Yopougon Gesco Abidjan – Deux amis II, 2019. Mixed media on Cardboard. 43 1/4 x 41 3/8 in, 110 x 105 cm
Gerardo Castro.
Nemonte Nenquimo – Mi Tierra No Se Vende, “My Land Is Not for Sale”, 2020, Signed & Dated, mixed media and oil on paper. 182.9 x 61 cm.
72 x 24 in
Bob Dilworth. The March, 2023. Acrylic paint, enamel paint on wood. 72 x 66.5 cm,
28 1/4 x 26 1/4 in
Òmó Oba (HRH) Adètòmíwà A. Gbadébò. Imoye ibile – mu lati ago awon orisa (Traditional knowledge – Drink from the cup of the gods), 2020 – 2023. Exterior latex house paint, Acrylic paint, ink, graphite, pastel, owo eyo, Adura on vinyl. 274.32 x 182.88 cm,
108 x 72 in
Gonçalo Mabunda. Masque No.8, 2014. Metal and recycled gun parts.
43.2 x 45.7 x 17.8 cm,. 17 x 18 x 7 in
Catheris Mondombo. Untitled (4), 2021. Mixed media on denim.
120 x 2 x 120 cm, 47 1/4 x 3/4 x 47 1/4 in
N’Dorah. The Shields, 2020. Hair, fiber, colored razor
blades, elastic threads, nail polish , braiding, weaving.
127 x 71.1 cm, 50 x 28 in
Innocent Nkurunziza. Imprints (Bodies Series), 2019. Pigments, Earth, Metallics, and Raffia on
Ficus Barkcloth. 175.3 x 388.6 cm, 69 x 153 in
Algernon Miller. Warp #2, 2022. Acrylic on canvas. 243.8 x 121.9 cm, 96 x 48 in

Images courtesy Ethan Cohen Gallery.