How have artists from the African continent and its diaspora experienced and artistically processed everyday life over the past 100 years? To answer this question, the team around Koyo Kouoh, director and chief curator of the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, South Africa, undertook intensive research. The result is a comprehensive show that brings together works by around 120 artists: a kaleidoscope dedicated to African figurative painting of the past 100 years. The museum has thus succeeded in creating a groundbreaking exhibition that is worth seeing - and which will find its way to the Kunstmuseum Basel in 2024. The title of the exhibition is inspired by the Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019) by African-American director Ava DuVernay, which deals with how black youth are seen by white people as potential criminals and thus as a threat. The replacement of "They" with "We" in the exhibition title represents a reversal of perspective: the works on display focus on the artists' point of view. The more than 150 works of art are divided into six chapters. They are entitled "Everyday Life", "Joy and Exuberance", "Peace", "Sensuality", "Spirituality" and "Triumph and Emancipation". With the multifaceted special exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart, we would like to present figurative painting from Africa and the African diaspora since the 1920s. Sound stations and atmospheric scenography enable additional interpretations. In addition, a multifaceted supporting program is offered in cooperation with partners. With works by: Michael Armitage (Kenya / UK) Njideka Akunyili Crosby (Nigeria / USA) Romare Bearden (USA) Ben Enwonwu (Nigeria) Joy Labinjo (UK) Jacob Lawrence (USA) Danielle McKinney (USA) Sungi Mlengeya (Tanzania) Mmapula Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi (South Africa) Chéri Samba (Democratic Republic of Congo / France) Amy Sherald (USA) Cyprien Tokoudagba (Benin) Zandile Tshabalala (South Africa) Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (UK) and many more.