Now
Unraveling: Aranda\Lasch & Terrol Dew Johnson
12 June – 26 September
2016
Aluminum, creosote, yucca, cedar bark
50 x 42 x 20 in.
Courtesy of the artists
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott
29 May – 31 October
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott is the first comprehensive retrospective of one of the United States’ most compelling and provocative artists who—through vibrant paintings laced with biting satire—confronted issues of race, gender, identity, and the uncomfortable realities of American life in the latter half of the 20th century.
1980
Acrylic on canvas, 71 3/4 x 83 7/8 inches
© 2021 The Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Courtesy of The Robert H. Colescott Separate Property Trust and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo
Photo Credit: Joshua White
Charles McGill: In the Rough
29 May – 21 November
Charles McGill: In the Rough explores the assemblage works of artist, educator, and golf teaching professional Charles McGill, who physically deconstructed and repurposed the plastic, steel, leather, vinyl, and hardware from vintage golf bags to examine the racial and class inequities associated with the sport and leisure activity.
Reconfigured golf bag parts on panel, 72 x 72 x 6 in.
Courtesy of the Estate of Charles McGill
Photo: Jenny Gorman
Samo Davis: Happiness in ROYGBIV
29 May – 31 October
Happiness in ROYGBIV is a vibrant sculptural installation that features a colorful and effervescent tree composed of found objects from the artist’s home, intending to spark joy within the difficult times of the last year.
Plastic, pom poms, resin, yarn, clay, recycled materials.
Courtesy of the artist.
Photo: Sarasota Art Museum
Xaviera Simmons
May 2021- November 2022
Steel, wood, concrete, and acrylic
in three parts: a. 17 × 4 × 12 ft.; b. 14.8 ft. × 10 in. × 7.5 ft.; c. 12.5 × 9 × 26 ft.
Courtesy of the Artist, Socrates Sculpture Park, and David Castillo, Miami
Photo: Sara Morgan
The Memory Project
Barbara Banks : Worker
Located in the south wing, Barbara Banks’ Worker celebrates the individuals who lent their talents to remake the building that is now Sarasota Art Museum.
Barbara Banks, Close up of Worker (2019)
In the Rudolph Building
