“Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean,” said the poet Derek Walcott in hi
“Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean,” said the poet Derek Walcott in his 1992 Nobel lecture. “It comes with the landscape, and faced with its beauty, the sigh of History dissolves.” He wondered if his work, rather than evoking the past, could contain “celebrations of a real presence.” This sentiment is embodied in the mission of the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA), organizers of the New York Caribbean Week and the annual Labor Day Parade. In anticipation of these (now virtual) events, this August we’re highlighting artworks in the Museum’s collection that explore the complexity of Caribbean identity and celebrate Caribbean culture and its diasporas. Catherine Green (American, born 1952). [Untitled] (West Indian Day Parade), 1991. Chromogenic photograph. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 1991.58.2. © artist or artist’s estate -- source link
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