The New Museum presents “Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America” conceived by curator, Okwui Enwezor. The exhibition brings together thirty seven whose works address black grief as a national emergency in the face of a politically orchestrated white grievance.
The press release for the exhibition notes artists such as Glenn Ligon , Mark Bradford , Julie Mehretu , Rashid Johnson , Lorna Simpson , Carrie Mae Weems , and many more “address the concept of mourning, commemoration, and loss as a direct response to the national emergency of racist violence experienced by Black communities across America.”
Take a sneak peak of the exhibition which is now open to the public. The curation was supported by advisors Naomi Beckwith, Massimiliano Gioni, Glenn Ligon, and Mark Nash. Images courtesy of the New Museum.
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Glenn Ligon b. 1960, Bronx, NYA Small Band , 2015 Neon, paint, and metal support Three components: “blues” 74 x 231 in (188 x 586.7 cm); “blood” 74 3/4 x 231 1/2 in (189.9 x 588 cm); “bruise” 74 3/4 x 264 3/4 in (189.9 x 672.5 cm); overall approx. 74 3/4 x 797 1/2 in (189.9 x 2025.7 cm) Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment, Exhibition Copy
Carrie Mae Weems b. 1953, Portland, ORAll the Boys (Blocked 1) , 2016 Archival pigment print and silkscreened panel mounted on gesso board Diptych; each 31 3/8 × 51 in (79.7 × 129.5 cm) Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Carrie Mae Weems b. 1953, Portland, ORAll the Boys (Blocked 3) , 2016 Archival pigment print and silkscreened panel mounted on gesso board Diptych; each 31 3/8 × 51 in (79.7 × 129.5 cm) Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Carrie Mae Weems b. 1953, Portland, ORMourning , from the series Constructing History, 2008 Archival pigment print 61 x 51 in (154.9 x 129.5 cm) Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New YorkCarrie Mae Weems b. 1953, Portland, ORBirmingham Rising , from the series Constructing History, 2008 Iris print 61 x 51 in (154.9 x 129.5 cm) Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Carrie Mae Weems b. 1953, Portland, ORThe Endless Weeping of Women , from the series Constructing History , 2008 Archival pigment print 61 x 51 in (154.9 x 129.5 cm) Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New YorkCarrie Mae Weems b. 1953, Portland, ORThe Capture of Angela , from the series Constructing History, 2008 Archival pigment print 61 x 51 in (154.9 x 129.5 cm) Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Carrie Mae Weems b. 1953, Portland, ORThe Assassination of Medgar, Malcolm and Martin , from the series Constructing History, 2008 Archival pigment print 61 x 51 in (154.9 x 129.5 cm) Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New YorkCarrie Mae Weems b. 1953, Portland, ORLooking Forward/Looking Back , from the seriesConstructing History , 2008 Archival pigment print 61 x 51 in (154.9 x 129.5 cm) Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Henry Taylor b. 1958, Ventura, CA Untitled, 2020 Acrylic on canvas Two parts; Overall: 90 x 174 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (228.6 x 443.2 x 3.8 cm) Left: 90 x 51 1/8 x 1 1/2 in (228.6 x 129.9 x 3.8 cm) Right: 90 x 123 x 1 1/2 in (228.6 x 312.4 x 3.8 cm) Courtesy the artist, Blum & Poe, and Hauser & Wirth
Daniel LaRue Johnson b. 1938, Los Angeles, CA; d. 2017, New York, NYFreedom Now, Number 1, August 13, 1963- January 14, 1964 Pitch on canvas with “Freedom Now” button, broken doll, hacksaw, mousetrap, flexible tube on wood 53.7 x 55.3 x 7.4 (136.6 x 140.5 x 18.9 cm) Museum of Modern Art, New York Given Anonymously, 1965
Julia Phillips b. 1985, Hamburg, GermanyDrainer , 2018 Ceramic, steel cable, and concrete Height variable; concrete base 3 1/2 x 60 x 36 in (9 x 152.5 x 89 cm) Marciano Art Foundation
Nari Ward b. 1963, St. Andrew, JamaicaPeace Keeper , 1995; re-created 2020 Hearse, grease, mufflers, and feathers 144 x 116 x 264 in (365.8 x 294.6 x 670.6 cm) Courtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin, New York/Hong Kong/Seoul, and Galleria Continua, San Gimignano/Beijing/Les Moulins/Havana
Nari Ward b. 1963, St. Andrew, JamaicaPeace Keeper , 1995; re-created 2020 Hearse, grease, mufflers, and feathers 144 x 116 x 264 in (365.8 x 294.6 x 670.6 cm) Courtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin, New York/Hong Kong/Seoul, and Galleria Continua, San Gimignano/Beijing/Les Moulins/Havana
Nari Ward b. 1963, St. Andrew, JamaicaPeace Keeper , 1995; re-created 2020 Hearse, grease, mufflers, and feathers 144 x 116 x 264 in (365.8 x 294.6 x 670.6 cm) Courtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin, New York/Hong Kong/Seoul, and Galleria Continua, San Gimignano/Beijing/Les Moulins/Havana
Nari Ward b. 1963, St. Andrew, JamaicaPeace Keeper , 1995; re-created 2020 Hearse, grease, mufflers, and feathers 144 x 116 x 264 in (365.8 x 294.6 x 670.6 cm) Courtesy the artist, Lehmann Maupin, New York/Hong Kong/Seoul, and Galleria Continua, San Gimignano/Beijing/Les Moulins/Havana
Lorna Simpson b. 1960, Brooklyn, NYNight Light , 2019 Ink and screenprint on gessoed fiberglass 75 1/2 x 59 x 1 3/8 in (191.8 x 150 x 3.5 cm) Private collection
Ellen Gallagher b. 1965, Providence, RIAquajujidsu , 2017 Oil, acrylic, ink and paper on canvas 74 x 79 1/2 in (188 x 202 cm) Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Kerry James Marshall b. 1955, Birmingham, ALUntitled (policeman) , 2015 Acrylic on PVC panel with plexiglass frame 60 x 60 in (152.4 x 152.4 cm) Museum of Modern Art, New York Gift of Mimi Haas in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Diamond Stingily b. 1990, Chicago, IL Entryways , 2016 Door with locks, bat 79 x 25 in (200.7 x 63.5 cm) Collection Dr. Gerardo Capo
Kevin Beasley b. 1985, Lynchburg, VAStrange Fruit (Pair 1) , 2015 Nike Air Jordan 1 shoes (white and black), polyurethane resin, polyurethane foam, tube socks, shoelaces, rope, speakers, hypercardioid and contact microphones, amplifier, patch cables, and effects processors 68 x 24 x 17 in (172.7 x 61 x 43.2 cm) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Commissioned with funds contributed by the Young Collectors Council with additional funds contributed by John Elkes, Younghee Kim-Wait, and Julia and Jamal Nusseibeh, 2014
Howardena Pindell b. 1943, Philadelphia, PAAutobiography: Water (Ancestors/Middle Passage/Family Ghosts) , 1988 Acrylic and mixed mediums on canvas 118 x 71 in (299.7 x 180.3 cm) Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT. The Ella Gallup Sumner and Mary Catlin Sumner Collection Fund,
Julie Mehretu b. 1970, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaBlack Monolith, for Okwui Enwezor (Charlottesville) , 2017–20 Ink and acrylic on canvas 84 x 72 in (213.4 x 182.9 cm) Kravis CollectionJulie Mehretu b. 1970, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaOceanic Beloved (A.C.) , 2017–18 Ink and acrylic on canvas 60 x 72 in (152.4 x 182.9 cm) Courtesy the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery
Tiona Nekkia McClodden b. 1981, Blytheville, ARTHE FULL SEVERITY OF COMPASSION , 2019 Manual cattle squeeze chute, paint 104 x 68 x 97 in (264.2 x 172.7 x 246.4 cm) Courtesy the artist and Company Gallery, New York
Rashid Johnson b. 1977, Chicago, ILAntoine’s Organ , 2016 Black steel, grow lights, plants, wood, shea butter, books, monitors, rugs, piano 189 x 338 x 126 3/4 in (480 x 858.5 x 322 cm) Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth
Hank Willis Thomas b. 1976, Plainfield, NJ14,719 , 2019 Embroidered stars on polyester fabric Each: 320 x 31 in (812.8 x 78.7 cm) Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
Jean-Michel Basquiat b. 1960, Brooklyn, NY; d. 1988, New York, NYProcession , 1986 Acrylic on wood 63 3/4 x 96 in (162 x 244 cm) Private Collection