Dust Specks on the Sea: Contemporary Sculpture from the French Caribbean & Haiti features artworks by twenty-six artists from Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana & Haiti. The exhibition presents various approaches to subject matter, materials, and process that speak to contemporary practices of artists from this region, underscoring their participation in a globalized art world and putting pressure on notions of who is at its “center” and who is on its “periphery.” The medium specific, sculpture-based exhibition presents artworks in a distinctive way and integrated way, evoking a network of ideas around heritage, history, identity, community, and politics.

Dust Specks on the Sea: Contemporary Sculpture from the French Caribbean & Haiti is curated by Arden Sherman. The exhibition is made possible from support generously provided by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and Hunter College. Additional sponsorship provided by the Directions of Cultural Affairs of Martinique and of Guadeloupe and FACE Foundation.

The French show is coproduced by Hunter College (NY), La Villa du Parc (74) and La Ferme du Buisson (77), contemporary art centers of national interest.