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Myrlande Constant (b. 1968, Port-au-Prince, Haiti), Nègre Quimbois Lasirene Nègre an Dèzo (Water Spirits), 2013, beads on canvas, Fowler Museum at UCLA, X2013.13.1
Exhibition
Myrlande Constant. The Work of Radiance.
26 Mar 2023 – 16 Jul 2023
Regular hours
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 20:00
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 17:00
- Friday
- 12:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 17:00
Address
- 308 Charles E Young Dr N
- Los Angeles
California - 90024
- United States
About
The Work of Radiance is a retrospective of the groundbreaking 30-year-long career of Myrlande Constant, an artist renowned for her monumental, hand-beaded textiles. The first U.S. museum exhibition devoted to the work of a Haitian female contemporary artist, the presentation and its accompanying publication trace the evolution of Constant’s artistic vision, innovative techniques, and impact on art-making in Haiti and the contemporary art world.
Constant’s painstakingly beaded tapestries build on the drapo Vodou tradition and depict Haitians, Catholic saints, and Vodou spirits in both vast and intimate scenes of Haitian history and everyday life. The fully-illustrated monograph features essays by curators, artists, and cultural figures.
