If you need to satisfy your culture cravings, look no further than 125th Street this week. On the ebb of some of the other major anticipated art exhibitions this spring is Flow. Opening today at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Flow exhibits the work of 20 artists of African descent, hailing from 11 nations and residing on 3 continents.

Most have earned international acclaim but have never exhibited or are not well known on American shores. According to the Studio Museum, “Flow will illustrate the individuality and complexity of the visual art produced by a dynamic generation of young artists.”

Flow follows in the footsteps of Freestyle (2001) and Frequency (2005), the first two shows of the Studio Museum dedicated to the work of emerging black artists in the U.S. Where Freestyle focused primarily on emerging artists and Frequency on the contemporary creativity of black American artists, Flow incorporates the two as a global take on both themes.

Flow features work by artists from across Africa and although the majority of the artists no longer live in their home countries, they return frequently, the cross-cultural experiences of their migration informing their work. Experimenting with photography, mixed media and watercolors, the artists comment on issues such as immigration, globalization, beauty, sexuality and rebellion.

In conjunction with the exhibition, Studio Museum features StudioSound, which invites musicians, producers and musical innovators to create original compositions inspired by the works on view. Up this month: DJ Kemit.

So get with the Flow and head uptown already!

Flow, April 2 – June 29
The Studio Museum of Harlem
144 West 125th Street
New York, New York 10027