Artwork by the 'Martin Luther King of Brazil' on Exhibit at Flushing's Godwin-Ternbach Museum
They call him the “Martin Luther King of Brazil.” Abdias Nascimento was an author, playwright, senator and artist who was also a founding force in his South American country’s Black Pride movement. On April 28th, Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum will open an exhibition of 40 large-scale, brilliantly colored digital prints of Nascimento’s art which are deeply influenced by…

They call him the “Martin Luther King of Brazil.” Abdias Nascimento was an author, playwright, senator and artist who was also a founding force in his South American country’s Black Pride movement. On April 28th, Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum will open an exhibition of 40 large-scale, brilliantly colored digital prints of Nascimento’s art which are deeply influenced by the African-Brazilian religion Candomblé, its sister religion, Santería, that originated in the Caribbean, and Haitian Vodou. There will be an opening reception on April 30th that will include a roundtable discussion on “Abdias Nascimento and Candomblé, Santería and Afro-Latino Politics in Brazil and Cuba.” This program is part of Queens College’s Year of Brazil celebration, which encompasses everything student and faculty exchanges to student-sponsored activities on culture, sports, and daily life to exhibitions, film screenings, and performances.
Details: Artwork of Legendary Brazilian Activist, Artists and Author, Queens College’s Godwin-Ternbach Museum, 405 Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, April 28th through June 21st, free, museum is open Monday through Thursday from 11 am to 7 pm and Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm.
Top photo: Abdias Nascimento; bottom photo: Godwin Ternbach
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