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)
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)
Dame Magdalene Odundo (DBE)
Kenyan, born 1950
Untitled #8
1995
Terracotta
19.5" h x 11 3/4" w x 11 3/4" d
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/
Kennedi Carter
American, born 1998
Malana, Her Horse II
2020
Archival pigment print
40 x 40 in
Lovely Boys from the Ganzy
2020
Archival pigment print
30 x 30 in
https://www.kennedi-carter.com/#1
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)
Jiab Prachakul
Thai, born 1979
Girlfriends
2022
Acrylic on linen
63 x 78 3⁄4 in (160 x 200 cm)
https://www.jiabprachakul.com/
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/
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
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/
Clarence Heyward
American, born 1983
Everything is Everything
2022
Acrylic and variegation leaf on canvas
49 x 31 in.
https://www.clarenceheyward.com/
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
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.
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.
Omar Victor Diop
Senegalese, born 1980
Frédérick Douglass
2015
Pigment inkjet on printing paper
23 3/5 x 23 3/5 in.