Member previews: Nov 18–19, 2022 Nov 20, 2021–Feb 27. 2023 Exhibition Facial area Mask, 20th century. Likely Ubi Côte d’Ivoire. Personal collection, Belgium. Image by Hughes Dubois. How has African artwork been evaluated and valued—and by whom? That is the problem guiding this presentation of far more than 250 sculptures from dozens of distinct cultures throughout the African continent. It is an exploration that seeks to decolonize the Western aesthetic expectations extensive put on these objects and to elevate the nearby indigenous perspectives of the works’ makers and communities.  Pair of Headdresses (Ciwara Kunw), mid-19th to early 20th century. Bamana Baninko area, Mali The Art Institute of Chicago, Ada Turnbull…