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Alvaro Barrington : Garvey 2 - They eyes were watching God

4 Dec 2020-23 Jan 2021

Corvi-Mora
London SE11 4NU

Overview

The current exhibition belongs to the “Garvey” series, which examines the cultural exchanges of early 20th century London and the Harlem Renaissance— both sites of large-scale migration from the Caribbean at the height of Modernism – and their ongoing influence on contemporary artistic output and notions of self- hood, sexuality, the soul, identity, nurture, nationality, punishment and death. Considering himself primarily a painter, Barrington’s multimedia approach to image-making employs burlap, textiles, postcards and clothing, exploring how materials themselves can function as visual tools while referencing their personal, political and commercial histories.