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“Sophie/Elsie” by artist Mary Sibande in the Irving Stenn Jr Family Gallery at UMMA.
As visitors pass by the University of Michigan Museum of Art, they’ll notice a stunning new installation on view through the front windows of the Stenn Gallery.
Facing the walkway between the museum and Tisch Hall is a Black mannequin wearing a blue maid’s uniform that transforms into the dress of a Victorian queen. The look is complete with billowing cape and dramatic train that blankets the floor of the gallery.
The newly acquired work, titled “Sophie/Elsie,” is by contemporary South African artist Mary Sibande, who is known for her exploring themes of race, gender and labor through the use of photography and sculptures that are often animated by elaborate costumes and flowing fabrics. ts purchase was made possible by a generous donation from long-time UMMA donors Joseph (BBA ‘63) and Annette Allen.
âIâve always seen art as a way to better understand my culture and roots,â said art collector Jorge M. Pérez, who was born in Argentina to Cuban-exiled parents.
While the bulk of the South Florida real-estate developerâs vast art collection has been focused on Latin American and Caribbean works, Pérez discovered what he calls âan unexpected kinshipâ to African art and art of the African Diaspora.
âWhile I didnât always experience a direct connection to African and African Diaspora art, that all changed once I traveled to the continent myself,â he said.
Pérez says he found many similarities to the works produced by Latin American and Caribbean artists.