MAXXI launches Instagram exhibition against racism with 10 artworks

Following American museums taking a stand against the Minneapolis incidents, MAXXI expresses solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement through a social media campaign. The museum is posting on its Instagram profile @museomaxxi images and words from artists who denounce global discrimination and hope for change. Artistic Director Hou Hanru stated, "MAXXI has never bowed before difficulties, but this time we kneel for our brothers and sisters, to rise together, forever." Until June 15, the Instagram feed will feature ten works from MAXXI's collections or past exhibitions addressing discrimination: Peripeteia (2012) by John Akomfrah, Ballet in Kibera (2017) by Sarah Waiswa, Le Marchand de Venise (2010) by Kiluanji Henda, Freedom of Movement (2017) by Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani, The Emancipation Approximation (1999) by Kara Walker, Hands (1996) by Glenn Ligon, A Day in May (2013) by Robin Rhode, Invisible Man (2018) by Yinka Shonibare, Foreign Office (2015) by Bouchra Khalili, and T.W. Batons (Circle) (1994) by Kendell Geers. The initiative is accompanied by an in-depth page on the museum's website.