( Columbus , OH ) – The Columbus Museum of Art celebrates the city’s rich heritage of African-America art with a special installation of works by Columbus artist Talle Bamazi on view February 1 – 28.
Bamazi has embarked on an ongoing series of portraits of his distinguished colleagues. His subjects include Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson, photographer Kojo Kamau, painter Ron Anderson, and collaborating photographers Abdi Roble and Tariq Tarey. Bamazi considers each a modern day griot (gree-oh), the name given to West African poets who pass down oral traditions. To convey this ancestral connection, he portrays each of his sitters with objects symbolic of their African lineage.
Talle Bamazi was born in Togo , West Africa . He moved to New York City in 1996 and studied at the Art Students League and the New York Academy of Art, from which he received his master of fine arts degree. He has lived and worked in Columbus since 2002. As both an artist and gallery director, Bamazi has helped to illuminate the profound importance of tradition in the creative life of our contemporary culture.
The Columbus Museum of Art creates great experiences with great art for everyone. The Columbus Foundation, the Greater Columbus Arts Council, and the Ohio Arts Council provide ongoing support. The Museum and the Museum Shop are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm and until 8:30 pm every Thursday. The Palette Café is open for lunch Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Museum admission is $8 for adults; $5 for seniors and students 6 and over; and free for members, children 5 and under, and everyone on Sunday. For additional information, call 614-221-4848 or visit www.columbusmuseum.org.
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