Why this new Frist Art Museum exhibit made the New York Times list of must-see exhibits this fall

Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean
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The Frist Museum is about to open a new exhibit that has already caught the eye of The New York Times.

Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage is expected to open in Ingram Hall on Sept. 15. The exhibit has already been one of several in the country to make it to the list of must-see exhibits on The New York Times list of art shows and exhibitions to see this fall.

"An all-star, intergenerational group of more than 50 artists, including Howardena Pindell, Tschsabalala Self and Kahlil Robert Irving, investigate Black identity through collage," the newspaper wrote about the upcoming exhibit.

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What is in the Multiplicity exhibit at the Frist?

Frist touts Multiplicity as the first major museum exhibition devoted to the subject with more than 80 major collage and collage-informed works that, "reflect the breadth and complexity of Black identity."

The exhibit features a group of 52 artists of a wide range of ages.

"... Multiplicity explores the varying ways collage is employed and how the technique suggests diverse conceptual concerns such as cultural hybridity, notions of beauty, gender fluidity, and historical memory. By assembling pieces of paper, photographs, fabric, and salvaged or repurposed materials, these artists create unified compositions that express the endless possibilities of Black-constructed narratives despite our fragmented society," according to the description from the Frist Museum.

Watch a preview of the art in Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage

How long is Multiplicity open?

The first day for viewing the exhibit is Sept. 15. It will run through Dec. 31.

Who are the artists in Multiplicity?

  • Nina Chanel Abney

  • Derrick Adams

  • Njideka Akunyili Crosby

  • Radcliffe Bailey

  • Sanford Biggers

  • McArthur Binion

  • Brittney Boyd Bullock

  • Mark Bradford

  • Tay Butler

  • Zoë Charlton

  • Andrea Chung

  • Jamal Cyrus

  • M. Florine Démosthène

  • Derek Fordjour

  • Genevieve Gaignard

  • Lauren Halsey

  • Kahlil Robert Irving

  • Tomashi Jackson

  • Arthur Jafa

  • Rashid Johnson

  • Yashua Klos

  • YoYo Lander

  • Rick Lowe

  • Kerry James Marshall

  • Rod McGaha

  • Lester Julian Merriweather

  • Helina Metaferia

  • Wardell Milan

  • Joiri Minaya

  • Troy Montes Michie

  • Devin N. Morris

  • Wangechi Mutu

  • Narcissister

  • Rashaad Newsome

  • Lovie Olivia

  • Ebony G. Patterson

  • Howardena Pindell

  • Jamea Richmond-Edwards

  • Deborah Roberts

  • Lanecia A. Rouse

  • Tschabalala Self

  • Vitus Shell

  • Devan Shimoyama

  • David Shrobe

  • Lorna Simpson

  • Nyugen E. Smith

  • Paul Anthony Smith

  • Shinique Smith

  • Mickalene Thomas

  • Kara Walker

  • Didier William

  • Kandis Williams

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Nashville's Frist Museum exhibit Multiplicity on NYT's must see list