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BEVERLY HILLS, CA (November 9, 2020) – UTA Artist Space is pleased to present Liberating Humanity From Within, featuring works from the Estate of Artist Ernie Barnes. The exhibition was curated by Ernie Barnes himself prior to his death in 2009 and was never formally presented as an exhibition until now. The works in this exhibition have prescient meaning, addressing many of the issues we are facing today.

Barnes is best known for creating some of the twentieth century’s most iconic images of African American life, which include The Sugar Shack (1976), The Graduate (1972) and Portrait of Mrs. …