Firelei Báez

This is the first museum survey dedicated to Firelei Báez, one of the most exciting painters of her generation. Báez delves into the historical narratives of the Atlantic basin, exploring the multilayered legacy of colonial histories and the African diaspora in the Caribbean and beyond. Her exuberant paintings feature finely wrought, complex, and layered uses of pattern, decoration, and saturated color, often overlaid on maps made during colonial rule in the Americas. This exhibition will offer audiences a timely opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of Báez’s complex and profoundly moving body of work, cementing her as one of the most important artists of the early 21st century.