Ngritude May 20, 2009

'Ngritude,' an experimental multi-disciplinary exhibition, explores the visionary 20th century political and artistic movement of the same name coined by the Martinican poet, playwright, and politician Aim Csaire in the 1930s which flourished among Black intellectuals in post-World War I Paris and later spread to Africa, the United States and the Caribbean. 'Ngritude' includes different islands created and produced by five individuals who are curators, cultural critics, scholars, filmmakers and artists, representing African-American, African, Caribbean and South American cultures. Over the course of several months, these individuals met to share their ideas and develop their islands.