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Kerry James Marshall rewrites the scale of history painting, placing Black figures at the centre of images that move between everyday life, memory and power.
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Look at scale and composition before subject matter. Marshall deliberately borrows the visual authority of Old Master painting, then changes who gets to occupy that space.
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Kerry James Marshall: The Histories is on view at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, France, from 18 September 2026 to 24 January 2027. It is the first French exhibition dedicated to the American artist and presents 70 works, including eight new paintings created specifically for the project. The exhibition originated at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and travels via Kunsthaus Zürich before arriving in Paris.
Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955, Birmingham, Alabama) is an American painter whose large-scale figurative works place Black subjects at the centre of Western painting traditions. His practice combines art history, everyday life, political memory and visual pleasure, making him one of the most influential painters working today.
Kerry James Marshall - The Histories
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