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Lhola Amira: Facing the Future
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This solo exhibition, the artist’s first in the United States, features the newly created, site-specific spiritual portal Philisa: Zinza Mphefumlo Wami (2022). Philisa are unique portals, sacred spaces for the cleansing of wounds, honoring ancestors, and fostering connection. Visitors are invited to enter this sacred grove with support for whatever may unfold. Also included is the single-channel video projection IRMANDADE: The Shape of Water in Pindorama (2018–2020), produced by the artist in Bahia, Brazil. The film documents the artist’s journey through the city, contemplating the wounds of the ocean, the land, and the descendants of enslaved Africans while offering gestures toward healing.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
“Lhola Amira: Facing the Future” inaugurates the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco’s new African art program. Curated by Natasha Becker, the exhibit offers a multimedia exhibition committed to ceremonial cleansing and indigenous forms of healing. Lhola Amira brings their journey to San Francisco as the first in a much-needed line of exhibitions to place FAMSF’s collection of African art alongside contemporary artists from the African continent. Be sure to visit the de Young for this groundbreaking exhibition.
Dr. Luke Williams
Contributing Writer
de Young museum
Golden Gate Park/50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco
CA, 94118
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