The Milwaukee Art Museum has announced "Currents 40: Widline Cadet," the first U.S. museum solo exhibition for the Haitian-born artist. Running from May 8 through August 9, 2026, the show features the debut of her decade-long project, "Seremoni Disparisyon (Ritual [Dis]Appearance)." The exhibition utilizes photography, video, and installation to explore themes of Black diasporic life, migration, and the creation of a "living archive" through staged imagery and autobiographical details.
This exhibition is a significant milestone for Cadet, marking her transition into major institutional solo presentations while reinforcing the Milwaukee Art Museum's commitment to contemporary Haitian diasporic voices. By integrating Cadet’s experimental media-based work into a museum known for its historic Haitian art collection, the institution bridges the gap between traditional folk art legacies and modern photographic practices that address global issues of memory and displacement.