Over the past fifteen years, Firelei Báez has made work that explores the multilayered legacy of colonial histories and the African diaspora in the Caribbean and beyond. She draws on the disciplines of anthropology, geography, folklore, fantasy, science fiction, and social history to unsettle categories of race, gender, and nationality in her paintings, drawings, and installations. Her exuberant paintings feature finely wrought, complex, and layered uses of pattern, decoration, and saturated color, often overlaid on maps made during colonial rule in the Americas. Báez’s investment in the medium of painting and its capacity for storytelling and mythmaking informs all her work, including her sculptural installations, which bring this quality into three dimensions. This exhibition will be the first museum survey dedicated to the artist’s richly layered work
Firelei Báez
- Institution
- Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
- Grant Cycle
- Fall 2022
- Amount
- $100,000
- Type of Grant
- Exhibition Support
See Also
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