Insistent Presence: Reimagining the Human Figure, Histories & Identities

In this episode, Ph.D candidate, (in Art History) Margaret Nagawa discusses "Insistent Presence", her curated exhibition at Emory University's Michael Carlos Museum. "Drawn from the collections of the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and curated by Emory PhD candidate Margaret Nagawa, Insistent Presence features works of sculpture, painting, ceramics, and printmaking by 24 artists who have lived and work on the African continent and in the diaspora. The exhibition examines how artists have reimagined the human figure to pose questions about social and political histories, contested identities, and a possible future for how we relate to one another. The artists in the exhibition think about twenty-first-century ways of being in the world and invite us to reflect on ourselves, our relationships, and the worlds we inhabit." source: This episode was recorded on October 14, 2025. Music by: Ismaila Lo

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Insistent Presence: Reimagining the Human Figure, Histories & Identities is an episode from The Africanist Podcast by Bamba Ndiaye, PhD.

This episode is 47:30 long.

This episode was published on Oct 25, 2025.

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