Phyllis Galembo: West African Masquerade January 30, 2009

Large-scale color photographs from 2005-2006 reflect the ritual adornment and spirituality of masquerade in Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso inWest Africa.These portraits of masqueraders build on Galembo's work of the past twenty years, during which she has photographed the rituals and religious culture in Nigeria, Brazil, Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti as well as the homegrown custom of Halloween in the United States. Organized by Ian Berry, Malloy Curator of the Tang Museum, in collaboration with the artist.