Metamorphosis into Freedom is a traveling exhibition organized by the Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA).* Featuring more than 40 paintings and works on paper, this show examines the evolution of Beauford's career within the context of his 38-year friendship with James Baldwin.
Inspired by KMA's extraordinary exhibition entitled Through the Unusual Door, it explores the ways that Beauford and Baldwin’s ongoing intellectual exchange shaped one another’s creative output and worldview.
Metamorphosis Into Freedom was shown at the Asheville Art Museum in Asheville, NC from April 2 to June 21, 2022. It is now on view at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN, where visitors will be able to enjoy it through May 1, 2023.
The Hunter Museum chose Beauford's Untitled (Abstract Circles) to represent the exhibition on its Website.
(1956) Pastel on paper
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
It has organized an impressive series of events that are inspired by the show:
On March 9, it is offering a workshop in partnership program with CHI Memorial's Art Therapies & Well Being Program that focuses on teen mental health, identity and sexuality with the intent to explore health and social justice in the Chattanooga community.
On March 16, Stephen Wicks, the Barbara A. and Bernard E. Bernstein Curator of the Knoxville Museum of Art and exhibition organizer, will give an in-gallery tour of the exhibit and offer insights into the artist and his works.
On March 23, the museum has organized a poetic exploration of Beauford and Baldwin's friendship that will include remarks from Ricardo Morris, founder of the Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts & Ideas.
On April 15, a virtual event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Hunter’s Student Symposium will explore the topic of "Intersecting Queerness." Featuring the work of nationwide undergraduate students (Louisville, Temple, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, and Yale), each presentation will offer insight into the next generation of thought leaders.
And on April 27, a program entitled "'Dimension' Fusing Vision Art And Performance" will feature dance photography and spoken word performances.
With the exception of the in-gallery tour, for which regular admission fees to the museum apply, all events are free and open to the public.
For more information, visit Hunter Museum of Art: Metamorphosis into Freedom
*KMA owns the largest and most comprehensive public collection of Beauford’s art in the world.
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