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Quote: 'Distinguished Identities' Art Gallery, State University, Stony Brook. To March 4. (631) 632-7240. There is much to glean from this provocative examination of what defining identity means in contemporary Africa. Societies once known for employing tribal markings to distinguish an individual are producing internationally respected painters, sculptors, filmmakers, photographers, printmakers and installation artists who bring a broad range of critical and analytical viewpoints to their descriptions. For most, portraiture implies baring a human situation. Content varies, but a sharp social thrust characterizes many examples. The guest curator, Barbara E. Frank, selected 18 artists representing nine countries and a number of religions and ethnicities for the exhibition subtitled ''Contemporary African Portraiture.'' Political messages are obvious in Khaldi Kodi's cluster of three-dimensional pieces, shown here as a mixed-media installation to add breadth to a comment on oppression in Sudan. An oversized garment suspended from its hem and adorned with false military emblems is the most memorable component, although another work, which projects slides of suffering people over a wall of white plaster hands, carries considerable emotional weight.