Tropic, 1947
Wifredo Lam
Cuba, 1902–1982, active France
Oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art Deaccession Fund
M.2007.142
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Wifredo Lam was profoundly influenced by Afro-Cuban spirituality, specifically Santería. His 1947 painting Tropic hovers between surrealism and mysticism. ÌFÉ operates in this liminal zone as well, carrying the musical traditions of Afro-Caribbean spiritual practices forward into realms of experimentalism through evocative audio tableaux.