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New year, new big art thread! The place for my almost-daily posts featuring art I love, usually modern and contemporary since that's my thing! First up:

Paintings by American artist Lynne Drexler, 1960s, who studied under Hans Hofmann and Robert Motherwell and was associated with second-gen Abstract Expressionism, but her work was overshadowed by her (then) more successful husband, artist John Hultberg.

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Abstract painting featuring several groupings of small rectangles in bright blue, yellow, red, and black.
Abstract painting featuring several groupings of small rectangles in bright yellow, red, blue, and gold.
Abstract painting featuring several groupings of small rectangles in green, pink, purple, and red.
Abstract painting featuring various arrangements of rectangles, angled lines, and circles, in sections of blue, red, and green.
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Drawings by Stockholm-based English artist Miles Johnston, 2010s-20s.

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Grayscale drawing of a young woman whose face is cut open along the top to reveal a series of repeated faces with openings holding more faces within. The background is a swirly pattern resembling wood grain, merging into the woman's button down shirt.
Grayscale drawing of a female figure with light wavy hair curled up inside the palm of a large human hand, emerging from a grouping of large clouds against a dark sky.
Grayscale drawing of a figure crouching with their arms around their knees, huddled inside a large eyeball structure , placed in a field of leaves.
Grayscale drawing of a figure wearing a light tshirt and jeans, seem from above lying on a sandy ground with wavy lines. Their face is cut out to reveal a round, dark, black hole.
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alex kittle
Digital works by Korean illustrator Ram Han, 2010s-20s.

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Semi-abstract composition of a group of soft yellow-green flowers bursting out of bright green leaves, surrounded by fleshy pink, white, and coral-colored shapes.
Still life composition of a large room with various colorful objects and abstract details surrounding a blue tile pool, including a palm tree, landline telephones, a chandelier, a water cooler, and painted cloud murals.
Semi-abstract composition of cloud-like shapes in purple and white floating above a pink tree trunk, against a black sky with orange comets flying at diagonal angles. Various objects like a red heart, a gold keychain, and a bronze earring.
Semi-abstract composition of a blobby yellow and blue form with shiny details sitting in the center of a green background with soft folds. There is a gold winged heart brooch floating above it and two thimbles and a pinback button lying at its edge.
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alex kittle
Clay sculpture by Senegalese artist Seni Awa Camara, 2000s-20s, known for her multi-tiered human-animal hybrids.

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Freestanding red clay sculpture of a slender figure with one head on top and many vertical layers of smaller faces and hands/feet moving up the body.
Freestanding red clay sculpture of a figure with one catlike head on top and three tiers of iguana-like creatures perched along their body in neat rows.
Freestanding red clay sculpture two figures on top each holding a smaller infant creature, and many vertical layers of smaller smiling creatures stacked along the body atop one shared base at the bottom.
Freestanding red clay sculpture of a figure with one smiling head on top and several tiers of smiling creatures hugging their body along both the right and left sides.
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Paintings by American artist and illustrator Ellen Emmet Rand, 1900s-30s, known for her portraits of politicians, creatives, and wealthy society figures.

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Painting of a white woman in a feathered hat and dark long-sleeved dress with full skirts, sitting in a wooden chair with her back to the viewer and looking in a large mirror on the wall.
Painting of a white man with dark hair and pointed white beard sitting in profile wearing a large dark coat. His left hand is raised up holding a pair of spectacles.
Painting of a white woman with short brown hair, seated on a stool against a brown wall. She is dressed in a riding/hunting outfit including a dark fitted coat, white trousers, and high boots, holding a hat, gloves, and crop.
Painting of a white woman, a self-portrait of the artist, wearing a light brown hat, rounded glasses, and loose blue smock, holding a large palette over her arm and clasping several brushes in her hand. Her other hand is raised off-canvas as if painting, and she looks directly at the viewer.
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alex kittle
Sculpture by American artist Cathy Lu, 2020s, whose practice "manipulates traditional Chinese art objects and symbols as a way to deconstruct the assumptions we have about Asian American identity and cultural authenticity."

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Semi-abstract sculpture resembling a large fruit or pod, with a textured yellow, green, and brown surface and green leaves along the base. An array of thin metal rods are poking out in various directions.
Sculpture of a scaly snake form with a shiny green glaze, with each end turning into an outstretched hand outstretched vertically.
Sculpture of two scaly green hands clasped together, their fingers curving in bendy arcs, with long textured pink nails curving along the wrists.
Semi-abstract sculpture resembling a large fruit or pod, with a textured pink and yellow surface and green leaves along the base, placed over red dirt or clay.
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alex kittle
Landscapes by American artist Eyvind Earle, c 1980s-90s, who was a background and concept artist for Disney in the 50s and 60s, working on films like Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Sleeping Beauty.

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Vertical landscape depicting steep, smooth yellow mountains with clusters of round, bushy trees.
Horizontal landscape depicting colorful rounded trees with rainbow details, alongside a field of orderly green and yellow grass rows.
Horizontal landscape depicting a smooth, steep trio of mountain peaks with sharp edges, against a dark blue sky in a palette of blue, black and purple. A trio of horses graze in the foreground in silhouette.
Vertical landscape depicting tall, dark trees covered in snow, against a blue-grey starry sky and snowy ground.
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alex kittle
Works by Italian illustrator Cecilia Sammarco, 2020s, who after a spinal cord injury created her "Tetrapride" project to explore disability experience and representation.

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Line drawing of two cartoon-style eyes in black staring out at the viewer, overlaid with white line medical tools and machines, over a soft blue background.
Segmented composition of rectangles and squares, each containing a different face or object, including a stringed musical instrument, a red house, and a person playing keyboard. The art style is simplified and flat, with a largely pastel color scheme of pink, brown, white, and blue.
Illustration in a simplified, flat style of a woman with dark hair whose torso is filled with art supplies and one leg is a keyboard and the other is a classical column. Next to her is a two-tone blue and orange rectangle with labeled line drawings of shows and objects related to an art career, with text written in Italian within a yellow border.
Illustration in a flat style of several horizontal registers in purple, green, orange, and periwinkle, featuring different images within each row, including a row of faces, a row of musical notes, and a row of green leafy plants.
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alex kittle
Sculpture and installation by American artist Portia Munson, 1990s-2020s, whose work explores environmentalist and feminist themes through masses of consumer objects.

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Sculpture composed of small white figurative objects, all wrapped in white string surrounding a bald human face with eyes and mouth obscured by rope.
Large found object sculpture of a blue above-ground round pool filled high with an assortment of blue plastic objects.
Room-size installation of a domestic space filled with entirely pink objects lining the floor, walls, and ceiling, mostly soft fabrics, feminine ephemera, and bedroom furniture.
Room-size installation of a domestic space filled with flowers and stuffed animals. The ceiling is lined with floral print textiles over a soft light.
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alex kittle
Baskets by Passamaquoddy artist Jeremy Frey, 2020s, who comes from a long line of Native weavers, and whose work combines traditional techniques with contemporary aesthetics.

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Squat rounded basket with a 3D alternating pattern of red and cream. The lid features several horizontal patterned lines in orange, red, and teal, with two triangle shapes coming down resembling stylized hawk or eagle eyes.
Tall, oblong basket with an alternating 3D grid pattern of red and teal, with pale cream borders at top and bottom and a metal ring over the lid.
Tall, oblong basket with patterns of green and cream vertical stripes and alternating blue and cream shapes with a 3D effect, and a metal ring over the lid.
Tall, oblong basket with a 3D vertical line pattern of black and cream, with a pale cream border bottom and several thin patterned horizontal lines along the top for the lid.
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alex kittle
Mixed media works by American artist Kim Tateo, 2020s, who combines acrylic, blacklight paint, glitter, fabric, neon, and other elements in meditative works exploring "interconnectedness to ourselves, our environment, and the universe".

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Abstract all-over painting with brightly colored gestural strokes and flashes of glitter.
Abstract all-over painting on a circular canvas with colorful gestural strokes, shown under a blacklight revealing hot pink and bright green shapes against dark blue and purple.
Abstract painting with a large light blue organic shape with a dark center (reminiscent of Georgia O'Keeffe), and a swirling purple line moving along the bottom.
Abstract composition with various colorful layers of paint and fabric hanging on a wooden frame, and a green neon line curving around and through the piece.
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alex kittle
Scenes from the Civil Rights Movement by American photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks, 1960s, who shot for Life, Vogue, and Ebony, saying "I chose my camera as a weapon against all the things I dislike about America—poverty, racism, discrimination."

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Black and white photo of Malcolm X holding up a newspaper with a headline reading "EXTRA: Seven Unarmed Negroes Shot in Cold Blood by Los Angeles Police".
Black and white photo of a Black man in a light coat buying a newspaper from a young Black boy in a suit, as another Black boy holds out a newspaper with a headline reading "Don't Cry When They Lynch Me".
Black and white photo of a protest with a line of Black men in coats and hats each holding large white signs with slogans written in black. The sign in the foreground of the image reads "Police Brutality Must Go".
Black and white photo of a large rally with a packed crowd of Black folks in hats and coats, with a film camera set up in the lower foreground. The right of the image is filled with a large painted protest sign with a Black figure holding up a globe labeled with words like "Prejudice," "Injustice," "Limited Privileges," and "Indoctrination".
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alex kittle
Paintings by American artist Bertha Leonard, 1980s-90s.

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Painting of a parade float with a large woman in a bathing suit holding up a torch standing in front of a colorful circular background. Behind the float are tall buildings with classical archways and standing spectators.
Colorful painting of a porcelain vessel with thin white handles and delicate decoration, holding various fruits, all set within a triangle pattern border.
Painting of a bedroom interior in a soft palette depicting a nude white woman standing in front of a tall mirror, wearing sneakers and holding a tennis racket. The room is filled with patterned textiles and rugs, a bed with a painted headboard, a vanity, and two large windows showing an ocean view.
Painting of a domestic interior decorated with various patterns on the walls, carpet, and tablecloth. There is a small table holding breakfast things with two blue wooden chairs, as well as a glass display cabinet and an open door showing flowers and trees outside.
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alex kittle
Works on paper by American artist MarSha Yi Robinson, 2020s.

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Composition depicting a stylized flower with a long, straight stem leaning upside down over two large horizontal orange rectangles, over a soft grey wash background.
Composition depicting three stylized flowers with long, straight stems intersecting alongside a large vertical blue rectangle, over a dark grey wash background.
Composition depicting two stylized flowers with long, straight stems placed in an "X" over a large orange circle, over a soft grey wash background.
Composition depicting two stylized flowers with long, straight stems placed in an "X" over an abstract geometric yellow shape, over a soft grey wash background.
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alex kittle
Ink drawings by Palestinian artist and educator Abdelrahman Al Muzain, 2000s, whose activism seeks to preserve Palestinian history and culture, and whose work stresses resistance, liberation, and "sumud" or steadfastness under oppression.

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Black ink drawing of a woman with long braids wearing a long keffiyeh, standing face-forward and holding a flower. Her dress is decorated with bird and fish motifs, and two children are depicted on the lower half of her skirt, playing with a doll.
Black ink drawing of a woman with long braids holding up a large pick axe and standing posed as if ready to strike. Her dress is decorated with bird and grain motifs, and she is surrounded by a large shawl with similar designs.
Black ink drawing of several figures posing in keffiyehs and patterned tunics/pants, their arms all raised high holding flags with swirling lines.
Black ink drawing of a group of women with long hair raising their fists, some holding flowers and a key. Their dresses are decorated with bird and grain motifs, and their heads are covered with long patterned scarves.
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alex kittle
Textile sculptures by Norwegian artist Hanne Friis, 2010s-20s, whose three-dimensional works are made through a folding and sewing technique.

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Hanging wall sculpture of a shiny silver fabric folded and stitched into an abstract organic form.
Standing sculpture of a sky blue fabric folded and stitched into a large abstract organic form, hanging over the side of a blue metal frame.
Hanging wall sculpture of combined magenta and cream fabrics folded and stitched into an abstract organic form.
Free standing sculpture of combined red-orange and brown-grey fabrics folded and stitched into a large abstract organic form, hanging over a metal frame with 4 thin legs.
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alex kittle
Paintings by Argentinian artist Martha Boto, 1970s-80s, a figure in the Op Art and Kineticism movements whose painting and sculpture explored the interplay of light, color, and shape.

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Abstract painting of two spheres floating in a light blue space, with blue and purple concentric circles creating an optical effect.
Abstract painting of a series of white square frames in descending size overlapping and floating in space, against a light blue background. Another grouping of the same floats farther away in the lower left corner.
Abstract painting of in a palette of purple, pink, and yellow, depicting four 3D cubes floating in space at each corner of the canvas, broken up into squiggly sections and surrounded by more squiggly shapes floating in dark purple space.
Abstract painting of a series of slender diamonds laid out in horizontal rows, in a palette of light blue, pink, orange, yellow, and grey-brown, creating an argyle-like pattern.
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alex kittle
Paintings by Nepalese illustrator and street artist Shraddha Shrestha, 2020s, with imagery that merges Hindu mythology and 90s cartoon styles.

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Painting in a cartoon style depicting tantric Hindu goddess Tara, the goddess of all sources of energy, in a bright palette of blue, yellow, and pink.
Painting in a cartoon style depicting Dhumavati, the seventh Mahavidya, who embodies the inauspicious and unattractive and is associated with the crow, in a palette of blue and gold.
Painting in a cartoon style depicting Kamala, the tenth Mahavidya, who symbolizes prosperity and fertility, in a bright palette of purple, yellow, and orange.
Painting in a cartoon style depicting Matangi, the ninth Mahavidya, a tantric form of Saraswati who embodies the tantric form of learning, wisdom, and the arts, in a bright palette of teal, coral, and red.
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alex kittle
Works by British fashion and performance photographer Ruby Pluhar, 2010s-20s.

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Photo of a white figure seen from behind, with curly red-blonde hair piled on top of their head and wearing a white shirt with large floral-like bows tied up the back. There is a blue sky and white cliff in front of them with colored streamers/banners floating in the sky.
Photo of a white figure wearing light grey pants and button down shirt, lying in a field of dark purple grasses, seen from below.
Photo of a Black figure standing in a dark space, surrounded by huge orange-red tulle sleeves framing their upper body and curving up over their head.
Photo of a white figure wearing a long blue and grey dress with her hair and skirt blowing dramatically in the wind, standing on a rocky shore with ocean waves and sky behind her.
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alex kittle
Works by Italian trans and interspecies artist Agnes Questionmark, 2020s, whose sculpture, performance, and installations "examine the self's boundaries through genetic experiments, surgical operations, and artificial reproductive processes whereby identity becomes unsettled."

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Glass sculpture of an alien creature with a blue body and green back fins, standing on slender red claws.
Performance piece with the artist lying in a clinical setting, her body suspended from the ceiling by metal attachments. Her torso is connected to a long, realistic fish/mermaid-like lower body with blue-green scales and large red-pink fins.
Sculptural installation of a hybrid figure with a humanoid form and fish-like limbs in red and blue, lying on a grey reclining chair. Long red appendages emerge from their body connecting to tv monitors positioned around the body, showing close-ups of body parts including a human eye.
Large sculpture of a hybrid figure with a human upper body and large curving tentacles emerging from their torso, situated over an indoor pool with dark water and a walls and ceiling covered in mirrors reflecting the figure in segments.
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alex kittle
Paintings by American artist Arthur Osver, 1960s-80s.

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Abstract painting with soft puffy shapes with touches of red and purple inside an L-shaped border along the lower half and a light pale background.
Abstract painting in a purple, red, and dark blue palette depicting vertical straight and curving lines and shapes overlapping each other.
Abstract painting depicting a cluster of mostly blue (with yellow and red accents) vertical lines in the center, bordered on either side by pale yellow blocks of color with rounded protruding centers.
Abstract painting depicting a cluster of slender vertical cylinders in pastel colors with colorful puffs of smoke emitting along the top of the canvas, against a light green background.
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alex kittle
Poster designs by Argentinian artist Edgardo Giménez, 1960s-70s, known for his bright colors and use of photomontage, as well as his self-promotional imagery often boldly referencing his queer identity.

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Poster in a yellow, purple, and blue palette with a collage image of nude man seen from the back, with butterfly wings sprouting on either side in place of arms. He is surrounded by striped patterned shapes and erupting stars. The text "LOVE" is written twice on either side of a large blue half-circle shape along the lower register.
Poster in a bright green and yellow palette with a collage image of a woman's head with flowers in her hair over a jumble of objects and text, with legs sticking out along the bottom in striped tights and black shoes.
Poster with a photo collage of a man's head on top of a pigeon body, over a deep red background with rows of white stars along the bottom, and text about the artist's exhibit at the top.
Psychedelic poster design in a blue, orange, yellow, and green palette with a simplified illustration of King Kong in the middle surrounded by flames, stars, lightning bolts, and clouds of smoke. A squiggly border encircles him with green text "King Kong en Argentina King Kong".
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alex kittle
Mixed media works by London-based artist Christina Kimeze, 2020s, who often works on suede mat board to "to explore how texture and luminosity help to investigate themes of interiority, oneness, and belonging."

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Painting depicting a woman in a washed out grey-brown palette, standing behind an abstract form with a curvy bright yellow pattern, against a dark purple background.
Painting in a soft palette of orange, green, yellow, and purple, depicting a woman along the bottom of the frame with her arms raised, against an energetic, abstracted background of gestural lines and organic forms.
Painting of in a deep blue and purple palette with hints of green and yellow, depicting two women, one with her hand gesturing towards an arc of open circles floating above her.
Painting depicting a woman in a dark purple palette, standing between tall curtains decorated with bright yellow and brown hanging leaves, in a loose gestural style.
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alex kittle
"Vodunaut" sculptures by Beninese-French artist Emo de Medeiros, 2010s, inspired by Fa, a West African philosophy and geomancy system describing multiple futures, in which cowry shells symbolize a voyage and offer protection.

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Helmet sculpture covered in cowry shells, with small round protrusions like earmuffs on either side. Inside its visor is a small video screen, and several red tubes emerge to loop around the head.
Helmet sculpture covered in cowry shells, with a slightly pointed protrusion along the center top. Inside its visor is a small video screen, and a red tube emerging in a small loop above the visor opening.
Helmet sculpture covered in cowry shells, with small round protrusions on the sides and top. Inside its visor is a small video screen, and two red tubes emerge in small loops above and below the visor.
Helmet sculpture covered in cowry shells, with tall wing or horn-like flaps on either side sticking up vertically. Inside its visor is a small video screen, and several red tubes emerge to loop around the head.
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alex kittle
Works on paper by British artist Linda Wallis, 2020s, who uses automatic drawing techniques to pull forth abstract forms, organic motifs, and general impressions from her unconscious mind.

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Drawing in a bright yellow and green palette of an insect-like creature in the center with huge eyes and various curly forms emerging from either side of its center torso.
Drawing in a red-orange, blue, and green palette of a surreal plant form with various tendrils rising upward around a large bloom with pointed leaves coming out in a circle, all against a white background.
Drawing in a yellow and green palette of a surreal landscape with various patterned shapes and grassy dwellings stacked against each other, against a white background.
Drawing in a blue and green palette of a surreal landscape with abstract creatures embracing or fighting each other above a soft bumpy ground, below bulbous green forms above.
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alex kittle
Works by Hong Kong photographer Nancy Sheung, 1960s, who ran a construction company before turning to photography when she was in her forties, becoming known for her bold images of women and girls, patterns, and architecture.

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Black and white photo of a Chinese girl wearing a striped shirt and leaning over a striped wall, her long black braid cascading down over the pattern.
Black and white photo of a Chinese girl leaning over a stair railing, shot from below so that the geometric form of the tall staircase spirals upward in a series of hexagons.
Black and white photo of a Chinese girl standing against an exterior door looking left towards a large, tall wall decorated with a geometric diamond pattern.
Black and white photo of a Chinese woman standing against the corner of a concrete building, to her left a high vertical wall with slender rectangular cut out windows dotting the upper section.
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alex kittle
Mixed media works by Brooklyn-based Puerto Rican artist Nora Maité Nieves, 2020s, whose visual language combines elements from her Caribbean roots as well as her current NYC surroundings.

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Abstract mixed media composition with three triangles of different sizes coming from the upper and lower edges, decorated with pink and blue swirls, over a swirly neon green background.
Abstract mixed media composition with curving red and green lines over a deep blue squiggly background, overlaid with diamond shapes. The lower right corner is a white line grid.
Abstract mixed media composition with pointed oval shapes made out of patterned textile cutouts, placed over a bright orange background with a cream shape on top and a purple border.
Abstract mixed media composition with two large circles decorated with colorful floral leaves inside, placed within two blue arches over a red background.
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alex kittle
Drawings from the "Blind Pigs" series by multidisciplinary American artist Edgar Arceneaux, 2010s, whose practice explores connections between historical events and present-day, with subjects often inspired by Detroit, such as these images of burnt-out pubs seen in the city.

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Grayscale drawing of a long rectangular concrete ruin floating within a blue expanse.
Grayscale drawing of a long rectangular concrete ruin with dark smoke rising from its center, floating within a yellow expanse.
Grayscale drawing of a long triangular ruin floating within a dark blue expanse.
Grayscale drawing of a multi-pronged concrete ruin floating within a yellow-orange expanse.
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Sculpture by multidisciplinary Ugandan artist and writer Acaye Kerunen, 2020s, whose work incorporates natural, locally sourced materials to examine the "intricacies of natural systems and the impact of climate change."

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Sculpture of woven basket forms in dark and light browns.
Hanging sculpture of woven basket forms and multicolor curling ribbons encircling a central circular form in orange.
Sculpture of woven basket forms with two circles stacking on top of each other, with geometric patterns in green, magenta, and cream.
Hanging sculpture of a mass of knotted and overlapping textile strips in green, magenta, and yellow, with various strips falling down to the floor with ragged edges.
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alex kittle
Paintings by British artist and teacher Marion Adnams, 1940s-60s, known for her Surrealist compositions.

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Painting of a stone goblin man with a beard and robe, leaning with his hands on his thighs, standing atop a large pile of brown sacks. A yellow orb hangs low in the grey-blue sky behind him.
Painting of a trio of gnarled, bare trees with yellow leaves floating above, resembling human figures with arms raised and bodies contorted, against a rust-orange landscape.
Painting of three large blueberries floating above a grey hilly landscape with a clear sky, with two gray butterflies/moths perched on two blueberries.
Painting of a figure made out of strips of white paper arranged in a large-skirted dress with a circular collar, standing in a grove of brown-grey bare trees whose branches resemble hands, with a moon shining down from above.
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alex kittle
Works by Iraqi artist Rafa Nasiri, 1980s, whose early style was influenced by traditional Chinese calligraphy. He later became an influential writer and teacher to a new generation of Iraqi artists, especially printmakers.

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Painting of a blue architectural structure with a central dome form, against a black--green-blue gradient background, with circular puffs of grey smoke floating above as well as a large soaring green bird.
Print of a blue form with a horizontal rectangle at the bottom topped by an archway shape, decorated with soft blue washes and calligraphy.
Painting of an abstract brown form with various motifs and shapes covering it, set within a black background under a symmetrical stepped shape enclosing a yellow-pink-black gradient.
Painting of a brown architectural structure with stepped sides, against a black-yellow-green gradient background, with circular puffs of grey-green smoke floating above.
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alex kittle
Paintings by self-taught Korean Australian artist Haejin Yoo, 2020s, whose "Woman in the Bath" series explores the bathroom as a place of private sanctuary, inspired by her own experience with postpartum depression.

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Painting in a realistic style of a figure sitting hunched over in a bath seen in profile, against a pink and white floral wallpaper, their face and body covered in flowers and dripping water resembling pink cellophane, and the water is filled with floating flowers.
Painting in a realistic style of a figure sitting in a bath against a mint green wall, their face and body covered in flowers, their head a round ball of layered blooms dripping water, and the water is filled with floating flowers.
Painting in a realistic style of a figure sitting hunched over in a bath against a foggy window with potted flowers along the ledge, their face and body covered in flowers and dripping water resembling pink cellophane, and the water is filled with floating flowers.
Painting in a realistic style of a figure sitting in a bath, their upper face cut off by the frame. Their body is covered in flowers, and the water is filled with floating flower blooms.
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alex kittle
Ceramic sculpture by American artist Michael Lucero, 1980s-90s.

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Ceramic sculpture of a human head, with wide eyes and a frog over the nose, covered in various colors and patterns, balancing a vessel on top with a small spout and handle.
Ceramic sculpture of an abstract figure made up of rounded vessels for the head, body, and limps, sitting on a wheeled platform with a long handle. It is decorated with floral designs and colorful glazes, and a large blue eye.
Ceramic sculpture of an abstract figure painted in bright colors, balancing a patterned vessel atop their head.
Ceramic sculpture of a lumpy human head decorated with swirling blue and green lines. A painting of a mountain range covers their chin and jaw, and on their head is a another mountain range and a dark grey layered structure.
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alex kittle
Sculpture by American artist and activist Raphael Montañez Ortiz, 1960s, who was a key figure in the Destruction Art movement, and founded El Museo del Barrio in Harlem in 1969.

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Standing sculpture of a piano that's been smashed apart, its row of keys on the floor and its inner working exposed, with a large axe stuck in the center.
Sculpture of a chair that's been smashed apart, its springs and stuffing exposed and wooden frame sticking out in odd directions.
Sculpture of a large wooden frame of a smashed-apart instrument, with metal wire bursting outward and various other broken parts exposed.
Hanging sculpture of a couch that's been smashed apart, its springs and stuffing exposed and sticking out in odd directions.
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alex kittle
Works by American artist Kumasi J Barnett, 2010s, who paints over comic book covers, changing their narratives into satirical critiques of police brutality and systemic racism.

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Comic book cover painting with a 50s sci-fi aesthetic that shows a white man and woman in the lower corner bathed in yellow light and looking scared as a Black man in a black bodysuit looms over them blasting red laserbeams from his eyes. The text says "Action Comics Featuring Blackman: It Came From Africa"
Comic book cover painting with a Black man holding up his fists emitting yellow lightning from his hands and eyes. The text above him reads "Black Lives Matter".
Comic book cover painting with a Black figure wearing a grey hoodie, posing in a fighting stance surrounded by blurs of attacking figures. His quote bubbles say "All these policemen are attacking me at once! But how can I tell which is the killer!" and the title above reads "The Amazing Black-Man".
Comic book cover painting with a Black Hulk figure climbing a cliff side and fending off a purple monster. The title reads "The Media's Thug" with the subheading "The Lurker Beneath is Fear".
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alex kittle
Works by self-taught German Jewish photographer Aenne Biermann, 1920s-30s, who began her practice photographing mineral specimens for a geologist friend and then turned to still lifes, architecture, and double exposure experiments in images influenced by the New Objectivity movement.

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Black and white photo of three eggs on a black and white table, with shadows falling across the surface.
Black and white photo with low contrast, of tree branches spreading above and bunches of light flowers in bloom.
Black and white photo of a group of curling leaves in close-up against a black background.
Black and white photo showing a white woman's face with dark hair and eyebrows super-imposed over an upside-down image of a boulevard dotted with people and cars.
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alex kittle
Mixed media works by German Ghanaian artist Zohra Opoku, 2020s,whose practice "examines the politics of personal identity formation through historical, cultural, and socio-economic influences, particularly in the context of contemporary Ghana."

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Collage image with cut-up grayscale photos of body parts and masks, over inverted images of tree branches and hands.
Collage image in a blue palette with loose rectangular sections including a Black figure's face in profile, hands in various positions, tree branches, and an outline of Anubis.
Collage image in a blue and white palette with a large outline of a woman's face with black hair, overlaid with tree branches and hands making different gestures. Two torsos float next to her cheek.
Collage image with cut-up grayscale and sepia photos of hands, tree branches, and gold masks, with two Black women's heads in profile floating above shapes and lines loosely forming the outline of a body.
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alex kittle
Works by American artist Don Suggs, 2010s, painting concentric circle motifs over grayscale photos of national parks, canyons, and natural landmarks, which each color representing different elements of the landscape.

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Black and white photo of a tunnel cut into a rocky formation, and a figure walking out of it. Over the scene floats a large circle with several concentric circles in grey-purple, blue, orange, and yellow.
Black and white photo of desert expanse with a low mountain range in the background and scrub brushes along the ground, and a beat-up couch in the center. Over the scene floats a large circle with soft concentric circles in white, grey, and light pink.
Black and white photo of Devil's Tower rising above a grouping of trees and two figures walking on a path in the foreground. Over the scene floats a large circle with several concentric circles in purple, green, and yellow with black outlines between each layer.
Black and white photo of a desert expanse with a rocky peak in the background. Over the scene floats a large circle with several concentric circles in purple, green, and maroon in various layers.
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alex kittle
Self-portraits by multidisciplinary American artist and filmmaker Tourmaline, 2020, whose work centers Black queer and trans subjects and histories. This series was inspired by Black-owned pleasure gardens in Lower Manhattan in the 1820s.

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Photo of a young Black woman wearing a space helmet with the visor open a strip of metal covering her eyes and a loose white dress, kneeling behind some cornstalks.
Photo of a young Black woman wearing a space helmet and a loose white dress, jumping high in the air into a cloudy sky.
Photo of a young Black woman with a pink braid wearing a space helmet with the visor open and a strip of metal covering her eyes and a loose white dress, standing in front of some dry cornstalks posing in a wide stance.
Photo of a young Black woman with a pink braid wearing a corset and loose white skirt, squatting in front of tall grasses and leaves beneath a cloudy sky.
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alex kittle
Installation works by Icelandic Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, 2000s-20s.

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A curving hallway with floor-to-ceiling window walls revealing an urban landscape, lit in a purple and orange glow.
A figure standing at the end of a gallery hallway, with walls lit by blue light and the ground covered by murky green water.
Figures standing in an empty gallery, semi-obscurred by a foggy glow of pink and blue light.
A figure sitting in an empty gallery, filled with a soft yellow glow that filled the walls, floor, and ceiling, with a bright rectangle of light shining on one wall.
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alex kittle
Sculpture by American artist Ferne Jacobs, 2000s-10s, whose innovative technique uses coiled and waxed linen thread to build up abstract structures.

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Abstract sculpture of a textured, askew vessel with rounded edges on top, made up of blue, red, and yellow coiled threads.
Abstract sculpture of a textured, rounded, bulbous vessel with two small round openings on top, made up of multicolor coiled threads with bold sections of black curving throughout.
Abstract sculpture with curving edges swirling around and jutting outwards, made up of yellow and cream coiled threads with small pops of other colors.
Abstract sculpture with curving edges swirling around and jutting outwards, made up of multicolor coiled threads.
alex kittle
Paintings by French surrealist artist Pierre Roy, 1920s-30s.

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Still life painting of a group of objects in a room with yellow walls and green floor/ceiling, including a wooden wagon wheel, a string of large mottled eggs, a paper snake, and bamboo shoots hanging from the ceiling. An open doorway shows a train emitting white smoke in the distance.
Still life painting of a group of objects set against thin wooden planks, including a pocket watch, a hanging string of small mottled eggs, and a paper chart.
Still life painting of a group of objects in arranged on a wooden plank against a blue sky with soft clouds, including a turtle shell, a glass vase full of onions, and a trellis of dried bamboo shoots tied together holding a large teal ribbon.
Painting of a domestic hallway with green-yellow walls and a dark wooden door, with a long snake coming down a curving flight of wooden stairs.
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alex kittle
Paintings by Iran-born British artist Samira Abbassy, 2020s, whose work explores her Persian-Iranian heritage and traditions as experienced at a distance, having grown up in a Western environment.

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Painting of a woman with a double-face, her dark hair in braids with one braid wrapped around her mouths and the others hanging down her neck holding four small human heads like a necklace. She wears a red patterned dress and is standing against a dark hilltop.
Diptych of two paintings of women, both wearing patterned dresses in red , blue, and gold. One has a crown on her head made up of tiny faces, the other has a necklace made up of tiny faces.
Painting of a woman with dark hair wearing a blue shirt and patterned red skirt, standing against a blue background, with ghostly hands on her shoulder and head. A figure hangs upside above her with their hair hanging loose, over a group of bodies on the ground.
Painting of a woman in profile with three eyes lined up in a row, wearing a red and white dress, against a red background. Small orange hands and figures line the bottom of the frame and upper right corner, with some hands grabbing her hair.
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alex kittle
Works by Japanese photographer Nayao Hatakeyama, 1990s-2000s, whose imagery explores landscape and cityscapes, and especially human intervention upon the land.

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Photo of an industrial building with metal scaffolding and structures, and a bright yellow river of burning hot material cutting through the ground in the center, emitting white smoke.
Photo of an explosion with various rocks and debris flying in the air within a grey rock landscape.
Photo of a close-up of moving water over a grey rocky/sandy bottom, with an oil rainbow running through the center.
Photo of a brown rocky mountain landscape with smooth sheer sides that look like they've been cut with a knife.
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alex kittle
Illustrations by American reporter, screenwriter, and artist Wallace Smith, 1922, made for the novel Fantazius Mallare by Ben Hecht.

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Black and white illustration in an Art Nouveau style depicting a gaunt man lying facedown and sprawled out, wrapping his arms around a tree trunk shaped like a woman, its roots sprawling forward like legs and branches reaching upward like arms.
Black and white illustration in an Art Nouveau style depicting a man in a loincloth sitting on a dark marble step with a sword on his lap and a chain around his torso. He is in a heavily decorated room with a large candelabra shaped like a lizard, a metal and wood safe/window, and a row of tassels lining the wall.
Black and white illustration in an Art Nouveau style depicting two gaunt figures in long black robes, pulling away in fear from one another in a snow-covered landscape with a slender bare tree and stone wall. There is a large ornamental snowflake shape made up of small white square shapes, hanging in the night sky.
Black and white illustration in an Art Nouveau style depicting a gaunt figure lying on their back on a divan, with a large skeletal hand emerging from from a large torso wearing striped robe above them, pushing a finger onto their face. Another hand above holds another gaunt figure, dangling them high above the ground.
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alex kittle
Sculptural paintings by Florida-based Puerto Rican artist Steph Blondet, 2020s, combining clay and acrylic paint on wood panel.

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Abstract painting with brightly colored overlapping shapes against a maroon background. Three-dimensional squiggle lines with segmented colors swirl over the canvas from edge to edge.
Abstract painting with brightly colored overlapping shapes forming the canvas itself with rounded protruding edges. Three-dimensional squiggle lines with segmented colors swirl over the canvas from edge to edge.
Abstract painting with brightly colored overlapping shapes against a light blue background. Three-dimensional squiggle lines with segmented colors swirl over the canvas from edge to edge.
Abstract painting with brightly colored overlapping shapes against a pale pink background. Three-dimensional squiggle lines with segmented colors swirl over the canvas from edge to edge.
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alex kittle
Paintings by self-taught Brazilian artist Maria Auxiliadora, 1970s.

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Painting in a bright, playful style depicting several figures in colorful outfits dancing, tumbling, and smiling in a green field with red and black bare trees,
Painting in a bright, playful style depicting 3 Black figures sitting on dark logs, in a yellow field with blue, pink, and white flowers.
Painting in a bright, bold style depicting a woman jumping over a bowl of petals, wearing a black floral skirt and a white hat, against a pink background. Her long green and orange hair falls over her face and spreads out around her head and arms.
Painting in a bright, bold style depicting a family in tears gathered around a casket holding a woman in a bridal gown.
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alex kittle
Ceramic sculpture by Italian artist Luca Staccioli, 2024, whose "Multifunctional queue eliminator kit (prickly pears)" works are inspired by snail-shaped ticket dispensers used at market counters, the shape repeated and turned into organic cacti-like forms.

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Series of sculpture clusters arranged on a cement floor in a gallery with blue walls. Their shapes resemble cacti forms with rounded protrusions, and gradient orange-yellow-green glazes.
Ceramic sculpture of a tall cluster made up of rounded "snail" shapes with ridges on one end, with painterly green, yellow, and orange glazes.
Ceramic sculpture in a cluster made up of rounded "snail" shapes with ridges on one end, with painterly pink, green, and coral glazes.
Ceramic sculpture in an L-shape made up of rounded "snail" shapes with ridges on one end, with purple-green gradient glaze.
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alex kittle
Paintings by American artist Stephen Towns, 2020s, whose practice elevates Black American figures often left out of mainstream histories, such as miners, service workers, and prisoners.

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Painting of three Black women wearing matching white blouses and long maroon skirts, seated on a blanket in a field with pink flowers. A stack of books and an apple sits in the lower corner symbolizing their role as teachers. The sky is gold leaf and a halo effect circles around the head of one of the women along with two butterflies.
Painting of a Black man wearing a coal miner uniform and helmet, standing within a dark space with an American flag hanging loosely above him. Three yellow canaries circle around him.
Painting of two Black men in white Navy sailor outfits standing next to each other in a field of pink flowers with the ocean in the distance. A golden halo circles the head of the man on the left along with two butterflies.
Painting of a Black woman sitting on a wooden porch, looking up from working on a large, colorful square-patterned quilt covering her lap and spreading across the floor. The background is a golden sky and a halo effect circles her head along with three butterflies. The lower edge of a limp American flag hangs above her.
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alex kittle
Works by Japanese artist Kosen Ohtsubo, 1970s-90s, whose practice pushes the limits of ikebana (the Japanese art of flower arranging).

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Photo of a watermelon cut in half and sitting with the flat side on a cream-colored surface with a cream fabric backdrop. A section of red watermelon interior is placed within a hole cut into the top, held within a clear plastic cube.
Photo of a black rectangular box with white flowers with long stems emerging from holes in the side. Its stems are bunched together in an arch shape through two large holes in the top.
Photo of a Japanese man (the artist) lying in a blue-tiled bath covered by long-stalked flowers, smiling at the viewer. Behind him is a high white tile wall with green leaves arranged playfully on the walls, and a blue vase with purple flowers on a shelf above his head.
Photo of a plastic car figurine filled with green stems and bright red berries, plunging into a dark shallow bowl filled with more berries.
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alex kittle
Paintings by American artist Pat Lipsky, 1970s, who was associated with the Color Field and Lyrical Abstraction movements.

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Abstract painting of a loose rectangle shape made up of soft gradients of green, purple, and yellow, with rough edges around the border showing paint strokes and splatter.
Abstract painting of a large arcing central form on unprimed canvas, made up of soft stains in blue, green, red, and yellow, with paint splatter edges.
Abstract painting of a loose rectangle shape made up of soft gradients of purple, red, and turquoise, with rough edges around the border showing paint strokes and splatter.
Abstract painting of a large rounded central form on unprimed canvas, made up of soft stains in blue, green, red, and orange, with paint splatter edges.
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alex kittle
Textile pieces by Canadian artist Zadie Xa, 2010s-20s, whose work "is informed by her experiences within the Korean diaspora, traditional folk tales, and mythology as well as the environmental and cultural context of the Pacific Northwest."

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Hanging textile with various purple patterned fabrics and teal tassels, as well as some black and white details including yinyang motifs.
Hanging textile composed of different colorful fabrics, with images of a white bird flying over groupings of fruit.
Hanging textile resembling a multi-layered robe in bright colors with flower and knife appliques.
Hanging textile with depicting a #30 sports jersey surrounded by yin yang and flame motifs, with orange tassels hanging along the bottom.
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alex kittle
Paintings by Ethiopian-born, Milan-based artist Jem Perucchini, 2020s, whose portraits center Black figures in Renaissance-inspired compositions.

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Painting of two Black figures wearing patterned long sleeve shirts sitting at a table, each looking off to the side, with one raising their hand in benediction. The background is a black wall with gold lines intersecting at diagonals.
Painting with a stippling effect of a Black figure wearing a pink patterned top, looking to the side. Their hands hold a long gold pole, and a pair of bare legs lay in front of them. The background is a pink and purple wall with dark tree limbs.
Painting with a stippling effect of two Black figures wearing patterned dresses sitting next to each other, each looking off to the side, with one holding a yellow ball or fruit. The background is a textured purple and yellow wall.
Painting with a stippling effect of 5 Black figures in patterned tops sitting and standing around a room with large paintings on the walls, in a palette of orange, yellow, and green.
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alex kittle
Works by American artist and occultist Marjorie Cameron Parsons (aka Cameron), 1950s-60s, who was introduced to Aleister Crowley's Thelemic religion through her husband, rocket scientist Jack Parsons. She was affiliated with the LA avant-garde, working w/ Curtis Harrington and Kenneth Anger.

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Drawing of an angel figure in a yellow robe, reclining in the air with arms stretched forward, their hair flying wildly around their head.
Painting in warm tones of a slender white woman with black eyes and voluminous red hair circling her face, wearing a white robe and holding a black egg in front of her chest.
Painting in a yellow and gray palette, depicting a woman floating in the air with long dark hair wearing a long yellow robe, her arms outstretched in a T, one hand holding a cluster of leaves and the other a chalice. She has a golden crown and black angel wings, and white lines radiate from behind her over a dark background.
Painting of a white male figure with black hair wearing a black robe, floating in a blank space with palms open at either side. They have large black angel wings and an intense expression.
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alex kittle
Paintings by English artist Clare Woods, 2020s, whose compositions are based on found and personal photographs.

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Painting in a loose, gestural style depicting groupings of hanging crystals and candelabra in white, yellow, and blue.
Painting in a loose, gestural style of a bouquet of red and white flowers in a vase, sitting on a dark surface.
Painting of a stained glass window with a diamond pattern, in a palette of green and yellow.
Painting in a loose, gestural style of a bouquet of yellow flowers in a teal vase, sitting on a multicolored surface against a yellow and gold background.
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alex kittle
Sculpture by Helen Pashgian, 2000s-20s, who was a member of the Light and Space Movement in the 60s, known for her use of industrial and semi-translucent materials that capture light.

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Two small resin spheres siting alongside each other in a white space. One is red with a white pyramid shape in the center. The other is blue with a series of triangles forming a point in the center.
A series of green acrylic column sculptures standing in a gallery, with various areas of light glowing within the translucent surfaces.
Grey acrylic column sculpture standing in a dark room, with white points of light glowing within.
Resin sphere with an orange hue and slivers of yellow, green, and red along one edge. In the center is a cut-out geometric shape in the same yellow, green, and red.
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alex kittle
Collages by NYC-based Bahamian artist Tavares Strachen, 2020s, whose "The Encyclopedia of Invisibility" is a research-based project that combines art, science, history, and cultural critique while exploring invisibility, displacement, and loss.

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Collage incorporating various cut-out images including a photo of James Baldwin with his face partially covered by a red bird mask whose image is repeated throughout, empty crossword puzzles, and a diagram of a hockey rink.
Collage incorporating various cut-out images including a paper star of David/snowflake, stone busts of a Black woman wearing a head wrap, blank crossword puzzles, and the silhouette of a figure made out of a colorful image of outer space.
Collage incorporating various cut-out images including Queen Elizabeth II, black and white owls, outer space, an empty crossword puzzle, and and a spiral shell shape with ascending numbers inside.
Collage incorporating various cut-out images including an Indian woman in orange performing a dance, patterned indigenous textiles, a Black woman wearing glasses, small flying pigeons, and a diagram of a labyrinth.
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alex kittle
Works by German American photographer Uta Barth, 1990s, whose practice explores the ephemeral qualities of light and its destabilizing effect on vision.

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Extremely blurry photo giving an impression of a sidewalk with a wall on one side, in brown, yellow, and white tones.
Blurry photo of a domestic interior showing a light blue-green painted wall with two small framed Vermeer prints hanging.
Blurry photo of an empty interior giving the impression of the corner of a white room with grey floors, and a high-up window.
Extremely blurry photo giving the loose impression of a city street, in tones of blue, gray, and white.
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alex kittle
Works by Moroccan artist Latifa Toujani, 1970s.

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Print in sepia and gray tones of a bird diving downward over a textured diamond shape, over a black background.
Painting of two simplified pink figures embracing, each holding up one arm high and making a peace sign, against a red background.
Painting of a simplified blue figure crouched over and hugging their knees, with a blue grid above them like light shining through a barred window, against a black background.
Print in a teal palette of an abstract composition, a series of overlapping egg shapes floating over a squiggly, soft shape, against a pale teal background.
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alex kittle
Sculpture by American artist Hugh Hayden, 2010s-20s, whose practice often incorporates salvaged wood into metaphors for the Black American experience, exploring how human interactions with the environment connect to class, race, and identity.

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Sculpture of a wooden ladder leaning against a wall with gardening shears erupting from the sides at various angles.
Installation of a classroom made up of light wooden chairs and a desk with a small dinosaur skeleton sitting on the desk and covered in bursts of twigs and branches. there is a large mirrored chalkboard behind the desk reflecting the setting.
Sculpture of a large headless skeleton sitting on a gallery floor, with long branches and twigs emerging upward and outward from various parts of the bones.
Arrangement of a wooden table and four chairs, covered in sharp wooden spikes resembling shark teeth.
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alex kittle
Works by German artist Rudolf Schlichter, 1920s, a member of the New Objectivity movement known for his portraits depicting urban life in Weimar Berlin. In the 30s he was denounced as "Degenerate" by the Nazis, and his studio was destroyed by Allied bombs in 1942.

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Painting of a young white woman with a black bob wearing a white button down shirt and tie, sitting in a domestic interior, looking seriously directly at the viewer.
Watercolor of two white women with red hair and heavy makeup, wearing mid-length skirts, blazers, and black heels, smoking. One is sitting in a red chair and the other is sitting higher up on a ledge with vases of flowers.
Watercolor of a man with a mustache and a woman with blonde hair and black fur hat, wearing suit jackets and standing in front of a cafe.
Painting of a man with dark hair wearing a dark grey three-piece suit, with a cigarette in his mouth, standing in front of a cafe with a column covered in posters.
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alex kittle
Works by Puerto Rican NYC (Nuyorican) artist Glendalys Medina, 2020s, who created these abstract works as exercises in gratitude, a practice they started in the early days of the pandemic.

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Abstract composition of a collection of circles, rectangles, and other shapes, floating on a black background. The shapes have three-dimensional metallic elements forming arcs and outlines within. The palette is made up of yellow, pink, brown, and blue.
Abstract composition of a collection of circles, rectangles, and other shapes, floating on a black background. The shapes have three-dimensional metallic elements forming arcs and outlines within. The palette is made up of yellow, brown, and blue.
Abstract composition of a collection of circles, rectangles, and other shapes, floating on a black background. The palette is made up of green, brown, gold, maroon, and white.
Abstract composition of a collection of circles, rectangles, and other shapes, floating on a black background. The palette is made up of gold, maroon, pink, and purple.
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alex kittle
Paintings by American artist Eleanor Spiess-Ferris, 2000s-10s.

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Surrealist painting of a bald white figure standing in a body of water, covered in flowers, with lizard-like creatures coming up from the water reaching for streams of milk coming out of the figure's breast.
Surrealist painting of a figure wearing bending over a pond, their feet balanced on lily pads, holding a string of large pearls to their mouth. Their large orange torso is covered in small birds with painted numbers, while some larger birds sit around them.
Surrealist painting of a two figures, one Black and one white, wearing leaves on their hair and body, each riding a large goose through a forest of gray trees.
Surrealist painting of a figure wearing a ruffled red chest plate, standing in a tub of water surrounded by long-necked birds and orchids. Their legs stick out underneath the tub, balanced on a red chair.
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alex kittle
Photos by Slovak artist Jana Šantavá, 2020s, known for her surreal imagery often employing doubles, mirrors, and bold color palettes.

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Photo of two women wearing matching pink dresses and brunette bob hairstyles with bangs covering their eyes, blowing large pink bubblegum bubbles, standing beside each other next to a yellow wall.
Surreal photo of a figure with dark hair in a light blue sweater, hugging her double coming out of the mirror, their faces obscured by their arms and hair. The setting is room with blue tiled walls and peeling white paint.
Photo of a bright yellow glass-walled walkway shot from the center, with two white women with blonde hair and blue dresses lying across from each other with their feet almost touching, each reaching up and grabbing the metal banister at either edge of the walkway, creating an almost-symmetrical composition.
Photo of a large gymnasium with a shiny lacquer floor and cracked white walls. Against a far wall a group of figures in blue leotards with matching dark hair all hang with both arms up, legs dangling, from wooden ladders/bars attached to the wall, their backs to the viewer.
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alex kittle
Sculpture by American artist Greer Lankton, 1980s-90s, whose distinctive dolls and installations reflected her own experiences as a trans woman and drug user, along with odes to icons like Candy Darling, Diana Vreeland, and Divine.

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Installation of a green room with photos of Greer and Candy Darling filling the walls. A skeletal sculpture of a pale woman sits on a green chair with legs crossed. Behind her is a red and green shelf covered with flowers, shoes, disembodies hands, lamps, and knickknacks.
Two small figurative sculpture sitting on a large upholstered chair in a white walled gallery. One figure wears all black and has short bronze hair and red lips, the other has short yellow-orange hair and wears a patterned jacket, sitting a little behind her.
Installation of a grey room with photos of classic actresses on the walls. A slender sculpture of Candy Darling wearing a fashionable jumpsuit sits on a yellow couch with legs crossed. There is a small table with green tablecloth holding champagne in front of her, and a dark purple velvet curtain behind her.
Installation of a slender sculpture of Diana Vreeland sitting on the ground wearing a black jumpsuit holding a cigarette, with a large red rose in her lap. Behind her is a plaque bordered with red flowers and gold cherubs, with the text "Mrs Vreeland Has Died".
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alex kittle
Abstract paintings by Walla Walla artist James Lavadour, 2000s-10s, who grew up on the Umatilla Indian Reservation and whose work is inspired by the Blue Mountains and landscapes of Western Oregon.

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Abstract painting resembling a mountainside with loose, gestural brushstrokes in orange, yellow, and red.
Abstract painting resembling a hillside in bright green against a white background, with energetic lines of blue overlaying it.
Abstract painting resembling a mountain landscape with gestural, dripping brushstrokes in orange, yellow, and blue.
Abstract painting resembling a rocky mountain with textured gestural brushstrokes in red, yellow, and green.
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alex kittle
"Fiori Futuristi" (Futurist Flowers) sculpture by Italian artist Giacomo Balla, 1918-25 (reconstructed in 1968). Balla was a founding member of the Futurist movement, which celebrated industrialization, machinery, speed, and movement, often showing objects from multiple perspectives.

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Wooden sculpture of flat white rounded fit together at diagonal angles onto a central standing red structure with rounded edges.
Three wooden sculptures on a white base, each featuring flat pieces slotted together to create an abstract standing structure.
Wooden sculpture of flat white and blue pieces fit together at diagonal angles onto a central green structure with rounded edges.
Wooden sculpture of tall white base with pointed yellow pieces slotted together at the top, resembling a sunflower.
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alex kittle
Vessels by Welsh potters James and Tilla Waters, c 2010s, whose collaborative process typically has Tilla designing and coloring and James hand-throwing and forming the pieces.

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Three tall cylindrical vessels with small spouts standing in a row. One is grey with a painterly green and white rectangle painting, one is brown with a bright orange and blue abstract section along the bottom, and one is light grey with a black fine line rectangle decoration.
Moss green ceramic vessel with a small round opening on top, decorated with two large overlapping circles filled in with thin lines, one orange and one blue.
Grey-blue ceramic teapot with orange accents. The middle of it is decorated with an angled rectangle with black horizontal lines and an open circle.
Two white ceramic vessels with small spouts, one taller than the other. They are both decorated with black lines along the section with red circle accents.
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alex kittle
Digital works by self-taught Nigerian artist Mamus Esiebo, 2020s.

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Brightly colored composition in a flat style, of a Black woman wearing sunglasses, a striped dress, and high white boots, talking on the phone and smiling. She stands within a blue-walled entryway with yellow stairs and a pink wall.
Brightly colored composition in a flat style, of a Black man and woman wearing striped clothing, sitting against a red bar in front of red shelves holding green bottles. The floor and side walls are dark and light blues.
Brightly colored composition in a flat style, of a group of Black folks in beach outfits gathered around classic red car parked on the sand and smiling at one another. A clear blue sky and calm sea can be seen behind them.
Brightly colored composition in a flat style, of a Black woman wearing a red and white dress, standing alone in a field of thigh-high yellow flowers with a clear blue-grey sky and small white moon behind her.
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alex kittle
Works by NY-based Japanese photographer Kunié Sugiura, 1990s, known for her experimental approach to the medium, often incorporating aspects of painting and sculpture.

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Photogram of a yellow-toned textured background with black silhouettes of abstract fluffy forms along the bottom of the frame, suspended by long thing black lines stretching upward.
Photogram of a soft cloudy grey background with black silhouettes of flowers dangling from thin black lines.
Photogram of a soft blue-green field with black silhouettes of cat fish swimming around.
Photogram of white outlines of two octopi entangled in each other, over a background of murky grey inky forms within a sepia-toned field.
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Drawings by German entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian, 1670s-1700s, who published several illustrated volumes about insects and flowers.

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Illustration of a pineapple with a butterfly, two caterpillars, and ladybugs resting on it, and one green and black butterfly hovering nearby.
Illustration of a pink and white tulip floating in white space above two sea shells, with other sprigs of white flowers on either side.
Illustration of a long green stem bursting with green leaves, curly stems, white flowers, and a green pod, with some insects on and around the flora.
Illustration of a long stem with small green leaves and red and yellow fruit, with a large yellow caterpillar resting on its lower branch. Two elaborately patterned butterflies float on either side.
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