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Tyler Mitchell (American, born 1995), Untitled (Hijab Couture), New York, 2019.
Photo print, 40 x 30 in. © Tyler Mitchell. Courtesy of Aperture.

The NEW BLACK VANGUARD
PHOTOGRAPHY between ART and FASHION

May 28 – September 17, 2023
The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion presents artists whose vibrant portraits and conceptual images fuse the genres of art and fashion photography in ways that break down long-established boundaries.
Stephanie J. Woods (American). my papa used to play checkers, 2022. Framed archival ink-jet print (watermelon, hand dyed cotton fabric, hair beads, barrette bows, and afro hair), 37 x 25 x 1.5 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephanie J. Woods (American). my papa used to play checkers, 2022.
Framed archival ink-jet print (watermelon, hand dyed cotton fabric, hair beads, barrette bows, and afro hair), 37 x 25 x 1.5 in. Courtesy of the artist.

Stephanie J. Woods: my papa used to play checkers​

May 28 – September 17, 2023
For her solo exhibition, my papa used to play checkers, titled after her eponymous photograph (2022), Woods presents a body of her recent work created after her life-changing artist residency at Black Rock Senegal in Dakar, Senegal in 2021. During her sojourn, she witnessed firsthand how much African culture and tradition has survived and continues to thrive in Black American communities.
Chakaia Booker (American, born 1953). Handle with Care, 2010. Rubber tires, wood, and steel, 34 1/2 x 98 x 11 in. Courtesy of the artist © Chakaia Booker.
Chakaia Booker (American, born 1953). Handle with Care, 2010.
Rubber tires, wood, and steel, 34 1/2 x 98 x 11 in. Courtesy of the artist © Chakaia Booker.

Chakaia Booker: Surface Pressure

July 16 – October 29, 2023

Chakaia Booker: Surface Pressure celebrates the diverse work of multimedia artist Chakaia Booker. Booker is renowned for her expert manipulation of unconventional materials, transforming perceived visual tensions into compellingly unified compositions. Her complex body of work challenges viewers to consider the nature of their relationships with one another and the world at large.
Carlos Bunga, Photograph by Bruno Lopes, 2019. Courtesy of EDP Foundation.
Carlos Bunga. Photograph by Bruno Lopes, 2019.
Courtesy of EDP Foundation.

Reassembling Spilt Light: An Immersive Installation by Carlos Bunga

July 23 – October 29, 2023

For this solo exhibition, Carlos Bunga will create a temporary structure with common materials such as cardboard and masking tape that deploys light as his primary conceptual basis. Bunga’s transformative installation and poetic images will invite visitors to consider how we shape and are shaped by our surroundings, to contemplate their ephemerality, and to attend to light in a time of darkness.