"Not Fiction but Glory" is Omar Ba's largest work to date. Ba, one of today’s leading contemporary African artists, assembled this mural out of 358 cardboard moving boxes as part of his U.S museum exhibition, Omar Ba: Political Animals.
Here, Ba reflects on the history and symbolism presented in this monumental work that merges the experiences of Black America and Senegal.
Omar Ba: Political Animals is on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art through April 2, 2023.
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Omar Ba: Political Animals is organized by Leslie Cozzi, Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs.
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support comes from Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Templon New York, and the Wilde Gallery, Switzerland.
In-kind support provided by the Embassy of Switzerland in the United States of America.
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