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Arthur Timothy is an architect and painter whose works depict close family members and autobiographical events, specifically in Accra, Ghana where the artist was born, and Sierra Leone, where he lived until the age of 9. The paintings are inspired by small black and white family photographs and are imbued with vibrant colour, added from his memory and imagination, which update and bring life to the original imagery.
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THE TIME IS ALWAYS NOW

NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART | USA | 8 MAR – 29 JUNE 2025

NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART
2110 Blue Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
8th March – 29th June, 2025

Featuring 23 contemporary African diasporic artists, The Time Is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure celebrates the Black figure from the perspective of Black artists, illuminating the richness, joy, beauty, and complexity of Black life.

 

The title of the exhibition, The Time Is Always Now, references an essay on desegregation by American writer James Baldwin (1924–1987). Organized around three themes—double consciousness, the persistence of history, and our aliveness—the exhibition showcases works by artists including Michael Armitage, Jordan Casteel, Lubaina Himid, Kerry James Marshall, Wangechi Mutu, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and Amy Sherald.

 

The exhibition includes two of Arthur Timothy’s artworks which have both been acquired for the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s permanent collection: And the Clamour Became a Voice (“e il clamore è divenuto voce”), 2024 and At The Doors with Stones (“Alle porte coi sassi”), 2024.

 

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