From emerging talents like Naima Green, Salman Toor and Shikeith to more established artists like Zanele Muholi, Julie Mehretu and Laura Aguilar, Black and brown voices are headlining a bold lineup of global exhibitions by queer artists in the coming months. Frye Art Museum, SeattleFormer Seattle Civic Poet and “queer super-shero of color” Anastacia-Reneé presents a new show in the voice of her longtime character Alice Metropolis, as she reflects on and rages against gentrification and colonization, both literal and figurative. (Through April 4)"This Longing Vessel: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2019-20" is on view at MoMA PS1 in New York through March 14, 2021. (March 2-May 30)Christina Quarles' "Tha Color of the Sky (Magic Hour)" is part of an exhibition of the artist's work at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicaco from March 13 through Aug. 29, 2021. (March 27-Aug. 22)Whitney Museum of American Art, New YorkFollowing its debut at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this comprehensive mid-career retrospective of Ethiopian-born queer artist Julie Mehretu comes to New York’s Whitney in March.

Source: Ethiopian News February 07, 2021 17:48 UTC