Acquisitions
2024
April Bey
Bahamian American, born 1987
HAVE I NOT GIVEN EVERYTHING ?!?!?!
2023
Crushed velvet, sherpa, jacquard, sequins, ponytail beads, clothespins
72” h x 52.5” w (182.88 x 133.35 cm)
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Basil Kincaid
American, born 1986
The Living Seed
2023
Velvet, cotton, polyester, mylar, thread, sequins, grommets, batting, net material, Ghanaian waxed Kente fabric, Nigerian lace, embroidery thread, metallic threads
135 h x 175 w x 4 d in. (342.9 x 444.5 x 10.16 cm)
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Dame Magdalene Odundo (DBE)
Kenyan, born 1950
Untitled #8
1995
Terracotta
19.5" h x 11 3/4" w x 11 3/4" d
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John Paul Morabito
American, born 1982
For Félix (magenta like the ecstasy of dancing with sorrow)
2022
Cotton and glass beads
89 l x 45.5 w in (226 x 115.57 cm)
https://www.johnpaulmorabito.com/
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Kennedi Carter
American, born 1998
Malana, Her Horse II
2020
Archival pigment print
40 x 40 in
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Lovely Boys from the Ganzy
2020
Archival pigment print
30 x 30 in
https://www.kennedi-carter.com/#1
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Lakea Shepard
American, born 1990
Fake Bitches Stick Together
2019; Photo printed, 2024
Pearls, handmade ceramic sculptures, vintage jewels, semi-precious stones and minerals, glass beads, African beads, hand-painted wax linen, cotton thread / digital print, wood frame
14.5 h x 7.5 w x 8 d in (36.83 x 19.05 x 20.32 cm)
2023
Ernie Barnes
American, 1938-2009
Last Hurdle
1974
Oil on canvas
Stretcher size 12 x 24 in (30.48 x 60.96 cm); Frame dimensions 13 3/8 x 25 3/8 in (34.29 x 64.77 cm)
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Jiab Prachakul
Thai, born 1979
Girlfriends
2022
Acrylic on linen
63 x 78 3⁄4 in (160 x 200 cm)
https://www.jiabprachakul.com/
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Stephen Hayes
American, born 1983
Voices of Future’s Past
Cast 2017; 2023
Hydrostone, plaster, wood, paint, metal, and audio
24 x 13 x 58 in. (60.96 x 33.02 x 147.32 cm)
https://www.stephenhayescreations.com/
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Willie Cole
American, born 1955
Chair
2007
Shoes, wood, pic pipes, screws and staples
39 x 48 x 37 in (99.06 x 121.92 x 93.98 cm)
2022
Aaron Fowler
American, born 1988
You Deserve It Mama
2017
Ironing boards, broom, family photographs, LED rope lights, stuffed donkey, stuffed dog, glass pane, video monitor
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Christopher Udemezue
American, born 1986
Untitled (In a trance, she walked out onto her reflection, closed her eyes and received a plan from beyond the mountains)
2017
Digital print
27 x 45 in.
https://www.christopherudemezue.net/
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Clarence Heyward
American, born 1983
Everything is Everything
2022
Acrylic and variegation leaf on canvas
49 x 31 in.
https://www.clarenceheyward.com/
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Clarissa Sligh
American, born 1939
Blessing of the Men
1996-2017
Gelatin silver print photographs, gold and silver foil, acid free black paper, cotton thread, and glass beads
clarissasligh.com
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Hồng-An Trương
American, born 1976
A Measure of Remorse
2009
Single channel video
2021
Faith Couch
American, born 1997
Mother and child
2017
Pigmented inkjet print
16 x 20 in.
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Vaughn Spann
American, born 1992
Carolina Blues (Marked Man)
2021
Polymer paint, mixed media, canvas on wood panel
84 1/8 x 84 1/8 x 3 in.
2020
Jeppe Hein
Danish, born 1974
Mirror Labyrinth
2016
High polished stainless steel, aluminum
106 1/4 x 277 1/2 x 288 1/4 in.
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Omar Victor Diop
Senegalese, born 1980
Frédérick Douglass
2015
Pigment inkjet on printing paper
23 3/5 x 23 3/5 in.
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