This online press room has been developed by mDc for the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) as a resource for media professionals. Here you will find the latest press releases and press kit components. High-resolution images for publication (media use only) are available in each of the exhibition sections presented below.
This site is intended to supplement the one-on-one services our firm provides for MoAD. The information covers exhibitions starting in September 2010. For information prior, please contact mediarelations@moadsf.org. We look forward to working with you. Thank you for your interest in MoAD.
The press images are made available to members of the media for publicity (print and online promotion) of MoAD and its exhibitions and events only. Photos may not be used for advertising or other purposes without the written permission of MoAD. When downloading photos, please include photo credit information. The images may not be cropped or distorted in any way.
MoAD grants permission to use images only to the extent of its ownership rights relating to those images—the party reproducing the images is responsible for obtaining permission for any additional use/reproduction. If you have any questions regarding the use or distribution of these photos, please contact us. Please note: Advance notice is required for in-gallery photography. Use of flash is prohibited on certain artwork and artifacts.
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J.D. ‘Okjai Ojeikere: Sartorial Moments and the Nearness of Yesterday
June 20, 2013 – September 29, 2013
Description • Media Advisory (pdf) • Press Release (pdf) •
Opening Reception • Checklist • Press Images • Catalog •
Related Programs • [MoAD website]
Image: J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, Untitled, 2008, 50.8 x 50.8 cm |
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Gordon Parks: Photographs at his Centennial
June 20, 2013 – September 29, 2013
Description • Media Advisory (pdf) • Press Release (pdf) •
Opening Reception • Checklist • Press Images • Catalog •
Related Programs • [MoAD website]
Image: Gordon Parks, Emerging Man, Harlem 1952 |
| CURRENT EXHIBITION |
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The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, Where Art and History Intersect
February 8, 2013 – May 19, 2013
Organized by The Bernard & Shirley Kinsey Foundation for Arts & Education and KBK Enterprises, Incorporated
Presented by Wells Fargo. Honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
Description • Media Advisory (pdf) • Press Release (pdf) •
Opening Reception • Checklist • Press Images • Catalog •
Related Programs • [MoAD website] |
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Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection
October 5, 2012 – January 21, 2013
Organized by the Museum for African Art, New York
Made possible by the generous support of Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Description • Media Advisory (pdf) • Press Release (pdf) •
Opening Reception • Checklist (contact) • Press Images •
Catalog (pdf) • Related Programs (pdf) • [MoAD website] |
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Tuareg and Anima: Photographs of GRACE by Elisabeth Sunday
October 5, 2012 – January 21, 2013
Description • Opening Reception • Press Images •
Related Programs (pdf) • [MoAD website] |
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Choose Paint! Choose Abstraction!
March 22, 2012 – September 23, 2012
Organized by Dr. Lizzetta Le-Falle Collins
Description • Media Advisory (pdf) • Opening Reception • Gallery Guide (pdf) • Checklist (pdf) • Press Images |
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COLLECTED: stories of acquisition and reclamation
October 7, 2011 – March 4, 2012
Curated by the Museum of the Africa Diaspora. Sponsored by Do A Little Fund and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation.
Description • Media Advisory (pdf) • Opening Reception • Gallery Guide (pdf) • Press Images |
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soulful stitching: patchwork quilts by africans (siDdis) in india
July 15 – September 18, 2011
Co-curated by Dr. Henry J. Drewal, Evjue-Bascom Professor of African and African Diaspora Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Sarah K. Khan, Director of the Tasting Cultures Foundation
Description • Media Alert (pdf) • Press Release (pdf) • Opening Reception • Checklist • Background • Drewal Bio • Khan Bio • Add’l Resources • Press Images |
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From Process to Print: Graphic Works by Romare Bearden
May 6 – July 3, 2011
Organized by the Romare Bearden Foundation
Description • Media Alert (pdf) • Press Release (pdf): One | Two • Invitation • Checklist (pdf) • Gallery Guide (pdf) • Panel Text (pdf) • Bearden Bio • Press Images: Artwork | Opening Reception |
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Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, Contemporary African American Quilts
January 27 – April 24, 2011
Curated by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, Founder and Coordinator of The Women of Color Quilters Network
Description • Press Release (pdf) • Opening Reception
Checklist (pdf) • Brochure (upon request)
Press Image: Marion Coleman (Castro Valley, CA) Saturday Night Rhythms, 2005, 35 1/2 x 38 1/2in., cotton, various threads, photo transfer, thread writing, machine quilted
Video: KQED | Culture Wire |
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Art/Object: Re-Contextualizing African Art
October 7, 2010 – January 17, 2011
Description • Media Alert (pdf) • Press Release(pdf) • Opening Reception
Press Image: Gelede, Nigeria, West Africa, 20th Century, wood and pigment, 16″ x 14.5″ Courtesy: California African American Museum, Los Angeles, CA |
