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MUSeUMREVIEWManRaYaFRIcanaRTandTHEMOdERnISTlEnSAnexhibitionfeAturingrecentlydiscoveredphotogrAphsAndreunitingimAgeswithoriginAlobjectsAnexhibitionfeaturingrecentlydiscoveredphotographsandreunitingimageswithoriginalobjectsbothonviewatVancouversMOAthroughJanuary232011.TheMuseumofAnthropologyispleasedtoannounceManRayAfricanArtandtheModernistLensagroundbreakingexhibitionexploringthepivotalroleofphotographyinchangingtheperceptionofAfricanobjectsfromartifactstofineart.ManRayAfricanArtandtheModernistLenswillbeonviewatMOAfromOctober292010throughJanuary232011.ManRayAfricanArtandtheModernistLensbringstolightphotographsofAfricanobjectsbyAmericanartistManRay1890-1976producedoveraperiodofalmosttwentyyears.InadditiontoprovidingfreshinsightintoManRaysphotographicpracticetheexhibitionraisesquestionsconcerningtherepresentationreceptionandperceptionofAfricanartasmediatedbythecameralens.Featuredaremorethan50photographsbyManRayfromthe1920sand1930salongsideapproximately50photographsbyhisinternationalavant-gardecontemporariessuchasCharlesSheelerWalkerEvansAlfredStieglitzandAndrKertsz.ForthefirsttimeanumberofthesephotographsarepresentedalongsidetheoriginalAfricanobjectstheyfeature.Thejuxtapositionoffersarareopportunitytoencounterfirst-handhowvariousphotographictechniquesofframinglightingcameraangleandcroppingevokeradicallydifferentinterpretationsoftheseobjects.Booksavant-gardejournalsandpopularmagazinesalsoondisplayillustratehowthesephotographscirculatedandpromotedideasaboutAfricanartandculturetoaninternationalaudience.CuratedbyWendyGrossmantheexhibitionframestheobjectsandimageswithindiversecontextsincludingtheHarlemRenaissanceSurrealismandtheworldsofhighfashionandpopularculture.ManRayAfricanArtandtheModernistLenswascuratedbyWendyGrossmanPh.D.andorganizedbyInternationalArtsArtistsWashingtonDC.TheexhibitionwasfundedinpartbygrantsfromtheTerraFoundationforAmericanArttheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandtheDedalusFoundation.MediasponsorTheGeorgiaStraight.OpeningreceptionsponsoredbyConsulatGeneraldeFranceaVancouver.aewexhibitttheMuseumofathropoogyshowshowMRyhispeersooketopre-iustriizeuturesforispirtiobrlaSometimesnaturedeliversexactlytherightmetaphoratexactlytherightmoment.AttheUniversityofBritishColumbiaonwhatfeelslikethelastcleardayoftheseasonacoldwhitemistrisesfromtheStraitofGeorgia.ItwrapsitselfaroundtheMuseumofAnthropologyblurringthebuildingsmodernistoutlinessmudgingitssharpanglesenshroudingitinmystery.TheexhibitionthatrunsfromFridayOctober30toJanuary232011ManRayAfricanArtandtheModernistLensblurslinesanglesandmeaningstoo.Likethesurrealistswhoseaestheticisinvokedherethisshowplayswithourperceptions.Itsmudgesthedivisionsbetweendisciplinesartandanthropologyandbetweentherationalandirrational.ItscuratorAmericanarthistorianWendyGrossmanhasassembledmorethanahundredvintagephotographsofAfricanfiguresmasksandornamentstakenContinuedonPages5and6ManRayUntitledBamilekefigurenjuindemBangwaQueenBangwaKingdomCameroonc.19342010ManRayTrustArtistsRightsSocietyARSNewYorkADAGPParis