Kerry James Marshall

This spring, be moved by Kerry James Marshall's paintings - powerful images of the life and history of the African American community, infused with color, pain, hope and vibrancy.

The American artist Kerry James Marshall (*1955 Birmingham, Alabama, lives in Chicago) is considered one of the most important painters of our time. His large-format, multi-layered works consistently focus on black people - in a dialog with the Western tradition of history painting from Giotto to Manet. But where his predecessors left blank spaces, Marshall makes visible what has long remained invisible.

Marshall's paintings are full of art historical references - and contain references to the civil rights movement, comic and fantasy culture as well as personal memories. With these different motifs, Marshall not only comments on history and social reality, but also celebrates diversity, resilience and confidence.

With this presentation, the Kunsthaus Zürich is showing the artist's largest exhibition outside the USA to date - and the first large-scale survey of his work in the German-speaking world. On display will be a comprehensive selection of his most important works as well as a series of new paintings created especially for the exhibition.

An exhibition in cooperation with the Royal Academy, London, and the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.

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