Right here is thrilling information from Elizabeth Colomba, a French artist with Martinican roots whose work we’ve featured by way of the years. Her solo exhibition “Mythologies” will likely be on view on the Portland Museum of Artwork from Could 5 by way of September 3, 2023. On Could 5, at 6:00pm (EST), the museum will host and opening discuss with the artist, Elizabeth Colomba, Monique Lengthy, Shalini Le Gall, Susan Donnel,l and Harry W. Konkel. The Portland Museum of Artwork is situated at 7 Congress Sq., Portland, Maine.
Description: Elizabeth Colomba makes use of classical methods and themes to reimagine Greek myths, historic narratives, and autobiographical particulars with a up to date lens.
The exhibition consists of oil work, works on paper, and Colomba’s first video work, Cendrillon, commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. The movie, an adaptation of the fable Cinderella, exemplifies Colomba’s aesthetic exploration of extravagance and femininity. Using the visible language of portraiture, the artist addresses each the presence and absence of the Black determine within the historical past of educational portray. Via her observe, Colomba investigates the complexities of her Black, Caribbean, and European identities.
Elizabeth Colomba was born in Épinay-sur-Seine, France, and attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She presently lives and works in New York Metropolis. Her work is included within the collections of the Park Avenue Armory, the Princeton College Artwork Museum, and The Studio Museum in Harlem. This exhibition is co-curated by Monique Lengthy, Impartial Curator, and Shalini Le Gall, Chief Curator and Susan Donnell and Harry W. Konkel Curator of European Artwork.
For extra info, see https://www.portlandmuseum.org/mythologies
[Shown above: Elizabeth Colomba (France, born 1976), Harewood House, watercolor and gouache on paper, 50 x 40 inches.]