Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Paris
Exhibition
Kerry James Marshall — The Histories
A leading figure in contemporary American painting, Kerry James Marshall (born in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama) has spent four decades placing Black figures at the heart of the great Western painterly tradition, which for so long had excluded them. The Musée d'art moderne de Paris now devotes a major exhibition to him,...
Paris
Quick view
A fast English reading of the key exhibition signals already available in the catalogue.
18 September 2026 to 24 January 2027
Upcoming
Booking availability to confirm
Overview
The shortest useful way to understand what this exhibition is about.
A leading figure in contemporary American painting, Kerry James Marshall (born in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama) has spent four decades placing Black figures at the heart of the great Western painterly tradition, which for so long had excluded them. The Musée d'art moderne de Paris now devotes a major exhibition to him,...
The Musée d'art moderne de Paris devotes a major exhibition to Kerry James Marshall, the American painter who returns Black figures to the center of the Western historical narrative.
Editorial context
A slightly wider English reading when the source page is still concise.
On Expo Paris, Kerry James Marshall — The Histories is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to the strongest editorial routes already available on the site.
For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.
Why go
The strongest reasons to open the page, compare it, or book it.
Editorial angle
To discover one of the most influential painters of his generation, whose large-scale works reinvent history painting by inscribing African American memory within it.
["A landmark exhibition devoted to Kerry James Marshall, a leading figure in painting today","The powerful theme of the place of African Americans in the history of the United States","Large-scale works recognizable by...
["A landmark exhibition devoted to Kerry James Marshall, a leading figure in painting today","The powerful theme of the place of African Americans in the history of the United States","Large-scale works recognizable by their deep blacks an...
Useful links
01
Visit description
Visit description
A leading figure in contemporary American painting, Kerry James Marshall (born in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama) has spent four decades placing Black figures at the heart of the great Western painterly tradition, which for so long had excluded them. The Musée d'art moderne de Paris now devotes a major exhibition to him,.
What to look for
To discover one of the most influential painters of his generation, whose large-scale works reinvent history painting by inscribing African American memory within it. ["A landmark exhibition devoted to Kerry James Marshall, a leading figure in painting today","The powerful theme of the place of African Americans in the history of the United States","Large-scale works recognizable by.
Practical reading
Kerry James Marshall — The Histories is listed with its main venue, date and booking signals so the page can support planning as well as editorial browsing.
02
Cultural context
Editorial frame
On Expo Paris, Kerry James Marshall — The Histories is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to the strongest editorial routes already available on the site.
How it connects
For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.
03
Works and visual cues
Related exhibitions
Other exhibition pages already close to this one through venue, movement, artist or theme.
Exhibition at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
An exhibition currently on view at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.
Exhibition at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
An exhibition currently on view at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.
Agenda du Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
is currently on view at Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris.