UVA Art Museum: "Man Ray, African Art, and the Modernist Lens"
Man Ray, "Noire et blanche," 1926 ©2010 Man Ray Trust/Artists Rights Society
(ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
The University of Virginia Art Museum presents "Man Ray, African Art, and the Modernist Lens," which examines the pivotal role photography played in changing the perception of African objects from artifacts to fine art. The show features over 50 photographs by Man Ray, as well as photographs by Ray's contemporaries, such as Walker Evans, Alfred Stieglitz, and Andr© Kert©sz. Also on display are some of the original African objects shown in the images. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.
