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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 in (182.9 x 133.4 cm) 

https://www.april-bey.com/

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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 10.2 cm) 

https://basilkincaid.art/

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Dame Magdalene Odundo (DBE) 

Kenyan, born 1950 

Untitled #8

1995

Terracotta

19.5 h x 11.8 w x 11.8 d in (49.5 x 30 x 30 cm)

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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 (101.6 x 101.6 cm)

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Lovely Boys from the Ganzy

2020

Archival pigment print

30 x 30 in (76.2 x 76.2 cm)

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  (36.8 x 19.1 x 20.3 cm)

2023 

Ernie Barnes

American, 1938-2009

Last Hurdle

1974

Oil on canvas 

Stretcher size 12 x 24 in (30.5 x 61 cm); Frame dimensions 13.4 x 25.4 in (34.3 x 64.8 cm) 

https://erniebarnes.com/

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Jiab Prachakul 

Thai, born 1979

Girlfriends

2022

Acrylic on linen

63 x 78.8 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 (61 x 33 x 147.3 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 (99.1 x 122 x 94 cm)

https://www.williecole.com/

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

125 × 175 × 30 in. (317.5 × 444.5 × 76.2 cm)

​https://www.aaronfowler.art/

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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 (68.6 x 114.3 cm)

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 (124.5 x 78.8 cm)

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

48 × 192 × 60 in (121.9 × 487.7 × 152.4 cm)

clarissasligh.com

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Hồng-An Trương

American, born 1976

A Measure of Remorse

2009

Single channel video

http://www.hongantruong.com/

2021 

Faith Couch

American, born 1997

Mother and child

2017

Pigmented inkjet print

16 x 20 in (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

https://www.faithcouch.com/#1

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Vaughn Spann

American, born 1992

Carolina Blues (Marked Man)

2021

Polymer paint, mixed media, canvas on wood panel

84.1 l x 84.1 w x 3 d in (213.6 x 213.6 x 7.6 cm)

https://www.vaughnspann.com

2020 

Jeppe Hein

Danish, born 1974

Mirror Labyrinth

2016

High-polished stainless steel, aluminum

106.3 h x 277.5 w x 288.3 d in (270 x 704.9 x 732.3 cm)

https://www.jeppehein.net

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Omar Victor Diop

Senegalese, born 1980

Frédérick Douglass

2015

Pigment inkjet on printing paper

23.6 x 23.6 in (60 x 60 cm)

https://www.omarviktor.com

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