Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art

National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA

2026 – TBD

Untethered, Paul Emmanuel, 2025, Decommissioned, model T-10, US military personnel parachute with severed suspension lines, detached harness with risers, 550 paracord, High-definition video projection, stereo soundtrack

Artists across Africa and the diaspora whose artworks connect to their identities and experiences as LGBTQ+ people are featured as the first continental and diasporic survey of its scale and scope outside of Africa. Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art assembles artists whose work has implicitly or explicitly challenged local and global legacies of homophobia and bigotry, offering imaginings of alternative futures as well as celebrations of intimacy, faith, family and joy.

Paul Emmanuel's installation Untethered is featured in this exhibition.

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