Antwaun Sargent’s #BlackVisionaries Open The Doors To Virgil Abloh’s “Figures Of Speech” At Brooklyn Museum
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By Cassell Ferere originally published on Forbes.com
Curated by Antwaun Sargent, the “Figures Of Speech” exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum opens its glass sliding doors on July 1, 2022, and displays the multidisciplinary aspect of the late Virgil Abloh’s creativity and his creative process until January 2023. Anne Pasternak, the Shelby White and Leon Levy Director of the Brooklyn Museum, has worked with the fine arts institutions [founded in 1895] for the past 15 years and greeted guests before introducing the host of the #BlackVisionaries lunch at the museum on July 28, Sargent, for a preview of the show.
The room filled with young Black creatives, including creative strategists, fashion designers, journalists, dancers, actors, musicians, social influencers, and a curated group of other multidisciplinary artists from all over, were privileged to have a first-look at the exhibit.
Sargent would guide the afternoon lunch with background on the collaboration between himself and Instagram, and connecting with Abloh, and Anne Pasternak on the program. Abloh and Pasternak pulled in Sargent to curate and lead the charge on the future of artistry for Black creatives. Sargent, and the late Virgil Abloh, would work on the “Figure of Speech” exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, while Sargent simultaneously supports underserved Black artists through the #BlackVisonaries program, in partnership with Instagram.
When speaking to the round table of guests, Sargent points out his affinity to The Brooklyn Museum, “because that is a museum in New York, who is doing [incredible stuff] like its teen program, but really committed to the diverse audiences.” Sargent acknowledges the undertaking of Brooklyn Museum over its existence with art for all corners of the world. “In the way that folks talk about being committed to [Black people] and other audiences, but Brooklyn Museum, time and time again, has shown up. So when Ann [Pasternak] and Virgil [Abloh] ask me to curate the show, I immediately said yes,” Sargent recalls.
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