Dust Specks on the Sea: Contemporary Sculpture from the French Caribbean & Haiti opening at Hunter East Harlem Gallery

Photograph documenting the eruption of the volcano Mount Pelée in Martinique, 1902. Image courtesy Hunter East Harlem Gallery

Hunter East Harlem Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition, Dust Specks on the Sea: Contemporary Sculpture from the French Caribbean & Haiti opening on November 7, 2018. Dust Specks on the Seafocuses on sculptural works by over twenty contemporary artists from Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guyana, and Haiti and addresses the various positionings of the postcolonial condition in this region.

Exhibiting artists: Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc, Julie Bessard, Hervé Beuze, Jean-François Boclé, Alex Burke, Vladimir Cybil Charlier, Gaëlle Choisne, Ronald Cyrille, Jean-Ulrick Désert, Kenny Dunkan, Edouard Duval-Carrié, Adler Guerrier, Jean-Marc Hunt, Fabiola Jean-Louis, Nathalie Leroy-Fiévée, Audry Liseron-Monfils, Louisa Marajo, Ricardo Ozier-Lafontaine, Jérémie Paul, Marielle Plaisir, Tabita Rezaire, Yoan Sorin

The exhibition is curated by Arden Sherman and Assistant Curator is Katie Hood Morgan.

Dust Specks on the Sea: Contemporary Sculpture from the French Caribbean & Haiti will be on view from November 7, 2018 to March 2, 2019, with an Opening Reception on Wednesday, November 7 from 6-9pm. Hunter East Harlem is located at 2180 Third Avenue, at 119th Street.

Support for the exhibition is generously provided by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and Hunter College.

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