Wifredo Lam
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Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla, better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. Inspired by and in contact w
From José Gómez-Sicre photographic archives
Lam's Zambezia, Zambezia, oil on canvas, 1950, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Lam in his studio, 1964
Lam with fellow artist Manuel Carbonell (1952)
Museum of Modern Art
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The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. MoMA's collection spans the late 19th century to the present, and
Wifredo Lam
…controversy. The painting depicted the tension between Modernism and the vibrancy and energy of African culture. The Jungle was ultimately purchased by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It is often compared to Picasso's Guernica, which is hung in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid. Another work of Picasso's that has been…
The museum's main entrance
The modern Lovers' Fountain in the northwest of Mexico City by Luis Barragán
Stairs in the Museum of Modern Art