Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination

Sanlé Sory. Traveller (Le Voyageur). 1970–85. Gelatin silver print. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Committee on Photography Fund. © 2024 Sanlé Sory. Courtesy Yossi Milo Gallery, New York

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Exhibition: Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination
Dates: Ideas of Africa: Portraiture and Political Imagination Dec 14, 2025–Jul 25, 2026
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
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