Review: Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met observer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from observer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Metropolitan Museum's new Harlem Renaissance exhibit presents the Twentieth Century movement as a central force in modern art, a bold reframing that many view as long overdue.Met officials describe the show as a landmark in casting the Harlem Renaissance "as the first African American-led movement of international modern art," as Met Chief Executive Max Hollein says in the exhibit's press release.