'© Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, California; Photo Robert Wedemeyer
'Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, An evening in Mazowe, 2019, Courtesy of Jorge M. Pérez Collection, Miami © Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
'Cinthia Sifa Mulanga, Wait your turn Competitive Sisterhood, 2021 © Courtesy African Arty Gallery
'Esiri Erheriene-Essi, The Birthday Party, 2021© Esiri Erheriene-Essi and Galerie Ron Mandos
How have artists from Africa and its vast diaspora depicted daily life over the past century? This landmark exhibition offers a rich variety of answers to the question, presenting a kaleidoscope of Black figurative painting from the 1920s to the present day.? Inspired by Ava DuVernay's series When They See Us, the exhibition title When We See Us reflects a fundamental perspective exploring Black self-representation and global Black subjectivities. The approximately 150 works by around 120?artists are grouped into six themes: The Everyday, Joy & Revelry, Repose, Sensuality, Spirituality, and Triumph and Emancipation.? By focusing on these themes, the exhibition offers a rich, nuanced view of Black life and thought, emphasising the resilience, essence, and political charge of Black joy. It highlights...
How have artists from Africa and its vast diaspora depicted daily life over the past century? This landmark exhibition offers a rich variety of answers to the question, presenting a kaleidoscope of Black figurative painting from the 1920s to the present day.? Inspired by Ava DuVernay's series When They See Us, the exhibition title When We See Us reflects a fundamental perspective exploring Black self-representation and global Black subjectivities. The approximately 150 works by around 120?artists are grouped into six themes: The Everyday, Joy & Revelry, Repose, Sensuality, Spirituality, and Triumph and Emancipation.? By focusing on these themes, the exhibition offers a rich, nuanced view of Black life and thought, emphasising the resilience, essence, and political charge of Black joy. It highlights relationships between artists and artworks across geographic, generational, and conceptual contexts, fostering a deeper understanding of a complex and underrepresented genealogy rooted in African and Black modernities. When We See Us encourages discussion on Black liberation and intellectual movements and celebrates experiences from Africa and the African diaspora contributing to the art historical canon.? The exhibition was curated by Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, who tragically passed away in May 2025. All at Bozar mourn her loss. On this exhibition, she worked closely with co-curator Tandazani Dhlakama. Listen to them talk you through the exhibition via our podcast. This exhibition is conceived and organised by Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) In Cape Town. When We See Us is presented at Bozar under the Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen. List of participating artists Visitor's Guide Highlights Tour - in Dutch Highlights Tour - in FrenchOpening Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 21:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 18:00 |