Fairwind, an exhibition that explores the idea of deconstructing the idealized narrative of the Bahamian culture and the evolution of visual arts in The Bahamas, will feature prominently in The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival presented by Baha Mar. The tour is an overview of the Fairwind collection that looks at over 100 years of
Artist “hurt” that no one consulted him before removing his work
“We cannot cling to the notion of ‘foreign is better’ and pass it down through our culture”
NASSAU, BAHAMAS A Bahamian artist on Grand Bahama said his mural was taken down without his knowledge because it was deemed “racist”.
The mural, entitled “Mismanaged Culture”, is part of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas’ (NAGB) onePULSE exhibition, which features artwork by Bahamian muralists as the central pulse of Bahamian society.
The murals were being featured at the gallery and have now moved into communities throughout The Bahamas.
Grand Bahama-based artist Benjamin Ferguson said he was shocked when, days after putting up his mural at Taino Beach, it was removed without his consultation.