The Catinca Tabacaru Gallery update from the Grand Palais Art Basel. The Gallerists are staying home today and o ine due to ~peacful demonstrations~in the Paris Streets.

 

Interesting due to the show title ~No Doubt of the Omnipotence of a Free People~ . Freedom is the topic of the hour.

Have No Doubt of the Omnipotence of a Free People ENCORE | Grand Palais (closed)  INtresti g due to the show of ~No Doubt of the Omnipotence of a Free People~  Since we're not in the Grand Palais today, meet us online. We're drinking coffee and eating croissants in Paris after a day of peaceful protests so please do reach out to meet and discuss. We brought to Art Basel a capsule of Have No Doubt of the Omnipotence of a Free People, a research-based project tracing the largely overlooked relationship between Romania and Zimbabwe beginning with Zimbabwe’s struggle for independence and drawing a fil rouge through to today. We were showing 1970s Zimbabwean modernist sculptures, including works by Thomas Mukarobgwa and Joseph Ndandarika, whose work will appear in MoMA’s major 2027 exhibition, alongside evocative marble-powder sculptures by 26-year-old Romanian artist Ana Pascu, and powerful stone and found material sculptures by 35-year-old Terrence Musekiwa. Pre-revolution Romanian conceptual photography by Decebal Scriba and Ion Grigorescu entered into dialogue with the 2017 performance-based work of Admire Kamudzengerere and Rachel Monosov, which zigzags between reality and fiction. A 2015 work on paper in oil-based printing ink and oil bar by Portia Zvavahera caused quite a stir, hanging beside a 1994 painting by Mukarobgwa, one of the first-generation Zimbabwean artists who inspired her. And paintings by 25-year-old Andrei Nițu sold out while they were still wet. Read alongside one another, these two histories open questions around liberation movements, collective memory, cultural identity and the promises—and failures—of freedom, while complicating some of the Western narratives through which Romanian and Zimbabwean art histories have been understood. A new publication by DISTANZ accompanies the project, bringing together archival documents, first-hand accounts, commissioned essays and the work of 67 artists. The book expands the research beyond the exhibition, bringing a largely overlooked chapter of twentieth-century history into a broader international and art-historical conversation. Please reach out if you'd like to order the book. ARTISTS Thomas Mukarobgwa (b. 1924 – d. 1999) Zephania Tshuma (b. 1932 – d. 2000) Fanizani Akuda (b. 1932 – d. 2011) Nicholas Mukomberanwa (b. 1940 – d. 2002) Sylvester Mubayi (b. 1942 – d. 2022) Decebal Scriba (b. 1944) Ion Grigorescu (b. 1945) Amon Mwareka (b. 1950 – d. 1992) Ciprian Mureșan (b. 1977) Admire Kamudzengerere (b. 1981) Portia Zvavahera (b. 1985) Chiedza Pasipanodya (b. 1987) Rachel Monosov (b. 1987) Terrence Musekiwa (b. 1990) Nona Inescu (b. 1991) Kresiah Mukwazhi (b. 1992) Andrei Nițu (b. 2000) Ana Pascu (b. 2000) Request Available WORKS and/or BOOK See ART BASEL PARIS ENCORE For inquiries please reach out to: Catinca Tabacaru catinca@catincatabacaru.com +40 722 430 430 Raphael Guilbert raphael@catincatabacaru.com +1 603 957 1354 Raluca Vartic galeria@catincatabacaru.com +40 745 100 051

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In the Bronx? Oh this is great! Lehman Colledge Art Gallery: Free Inclusive Programs for the family below.

 This is my weekly up date for Lehman College. They do a terrific job providing user friendly family programs for everyone. 

Free Inclusive Family Programs Children of all ages and abilities are welcome!  FREE TICKETS REQUIRED Does this Taste Funny? Humor in Contemporary Art September 9 - January 16, 2027 Inclusive Family Program Collage Sunday October 18, 2026 10:30 am – 12:30 pm   Make a Mash-Up Creature! Elizabeth Murray Do I Love You from Rooftops With Flying Geese, 2003 Courtesy of GEMINI G.E.L. Tour the exhibition and participate in an artmaking workshop. Artists in this exhibition combine unexpected ideas, images, and materials to create surprising and humorous works of art. Invent a brand-new creature by combining two very different animals, then give it a name, special abilities, and a story. CLICK HERE FOR FREE TICKETS Inclusive Family Program Drawing Sunday December 13, 2026 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Roz Chast Inside-Of-Body Experience, 2026 Courtesy of Kathryn Markel Fine Arts Create a Comic Strip Story!  Tour the exhibition and participate in an artmaking workshop. Inspired by cartoonist Roz Chast, discover how artists find humor in everyday life. Create a four-panel comic featuring a character, a problem, a surprise, and a funny ending. CLICK HERE FOR FREE TICKETS Inclusive Family Program Printmaking Sunday January 10, 2027 10:30 am – 12:30 pm John Vasquez Meijas  The Puerto Rican War (Detail), 2026 Create a Relief Print!  Tour the exhibition and participate in an artmaking workshop inspired by artist John Vasquez Mejias’s playful installation. Learn the basics of relief printmaking as you carve, ink, and print your own funny images and ideas. Experiment with shapes, textures, and unexpected combinations to create a one-of-a-kind print! CLICK HERE FOR FREE TICKETS ALL PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE AT LEHMAN COLLEGE ART GALLERY 250 BEDFORD PARK BLVD WEST BRONX, NY 10463 Lehman College Art Gallery is located in the Fine Arts Building Enter at Gate 5 on Goulden Ave Our programs are generously funded by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation; Milton and Sally Avery Foundation; Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation; Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation; The Keith Haring Foundation; and New Yankee Stadium Community Benefits Fund.  Website

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