Germane Barnes: Rosie’s Fare

Germane Barne’s “Rosie’s Fare” explores black identity and spaces in America by constructing a non-traditional kitchen in the gallery.

Barnes’ kitchen space will be paired with audio interviews from Puerto Rican, Jamaican and Haitian families in Miami, on the role the kitchen has played in their lives. Barnes sees the exhibition as a way to pay tribute to his grandmother and celebrate Black tradition and contributions to American cuisine that are often removed or ignored.

This installation is a continuation of the artist’s installation at MoMA’s recent show “Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America,” which explored the relationship between architecture and the spaces of African-American and African diaspora communities.