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title: "Along the Color Line: Transatlantic Modernism, Reframed"
subtitle: Harlem Renaissance and beyond
image: echoes-of-harlem.avif
event:
  session1: 2026-11-05 10:30
  session2: 2026-11-05 18:30
  venue: Museum Ludwig
  venueUrl: https://www.museum-ludwig.de
  venueAddress: Heinrich-Böll-Platz, 50667 Köln
  fee: Regular ArtTalk 28€; Kids/Students/Artists 8€
  registrationInformation: Register one week before.
  bankAccount: DE17 6723 0000 4019 2455 50
  paymentInformation: Advance transfer required.
  information: "Meeting point: central foyer, BLUE dot."
# publishOnWebsite: Calendar
---

This exhibition confronts a critical gap: Black artistic movements from the 1920s--1950s that existed alongside canonical modernism but are absent from Museum Ludwig’s American collection.

We’ll explore works from the Harlem Renaissance, Négritude, and transatlantic networks of artists who migrated between America and Europe. Why were these voices systematically excluded? What structural and social forces shaped these absences?

We’ll anchor our looking with *Lubaina Himid’s* _Le Rodeur: The Cabin_ (2017). What story is it telling, and whose perspective is it telling it from? What does the work highlight, and what does it leave in the background?

The museum is actively buying works to fill these gaps. This isn’t just historical correction. It’s an evolving conversation about how institutions collect, frame, and remember.

Expect close looking and respectful dialogue. Curious minds welcome. 💡

- 💰 Fee: €28 adults \| €8 students, artists, and kids
- 💡 Long Cologne Thursday opening, free for Cologne citizens (with residency ID).
- 📍 Meeting Point: Central foyer, by the column with the BLUE dot.

Connect with the ArtTalk community in a relaxed atmosphere for refreshment and exchange.