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Gerald Williams USA, b. 1941
Soweto, 1978Print33 x 26 x 1 in
83.8 x 66 x 2.5 cm5779With Soweto 1978 , Gerald Williams extends AfriCOBRA’s transnational vision into global Black solidarity, paying homage to the 1976 Soweto Uprising in apartheid South Africa. Utilizing his signature pointillist precision...With Soweto 1978 , Gerald Williams extends AfriCOBRA’s transnational vision into global Black solidarity, paying homage to the 1976 Soweto Uprising in apartheid South Africa. Utilizing his signature pointillist precision and vibrant symmetry, Williams constructs a mythic mask like face part deity, part ancestor framed by celestial motifs and radiating energy. The bold text anchors the piece with unwavering clarity, asserting Soweto as both site and symbol of resistance. Here, Williams fuses spiritual iconography and activist purpose, reaffirming AfriCOBRA’s core principle: art as a tool for liberation.Exhibitions
Recent Select Exhibitions
Met Breuer
AFRICOBRA 50 at Kavi Gupta
Tate Modern Brooklyn Museum
Crystal Bridges Museum of Art
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Cleveland Museum of Art
North Miami MOCA
