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Mixed media works by German Canadian artist Marlon Kroll, 2020s.

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Abstract composition with architectural elements and a green, pink, and blue color palette
Abstract composition with architectural elements and an orange, blue, and pink color palette
Abstract composition with architectural elements and swirling shapes, in a palette of red, blue, and cream
Abstract composition of a circular fan-like structure in salmon and maroon colors, against a pale blue background with floating colored shapes throughout


Carved wooden sculpture by Italian artist Willy Verginer, 2000s-10s.

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Wooden sculpture of a boy holding a car tire with small farm animals atop it, with a section of green paint bisecting the upper section of the tire and the front of the boy's face.
Carved wooden sculpture of a youth sitting on an ornate table. Their hair is replaced by differently sized balls as a large headdress. Their upper half is painted white, and below their elbows and chest painted black.
Carved wooden sculpture of a shirtless mustachioed man wearing goggles, seemingly erupting out of the floor like water. He is painted completely orange below his eyes.
Sculpture of a man in a suit holding a small pine tree, all painted black, sitting on top of two stacked oil barrels painted gold. His lower legs and feet are dipped in gold as well.


Works by American artist, scholar, and curator Amalia Amaki, 1990s-2010s, whose practice incorporates found domestic objects like buttons, family photos, fabric, and beads in her explorations of African diaspora experience and culture.

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Collage of a cyanotype portrait of a Black woman repeated in a grid, with a cross of a folded/cut-up American flag in the center
Mixed media work with various fabrics and printed cyanotype images of Black figures
Paper collage with a black and white image of two young Black children posing theatrically in the center, overlaid with some color images of Black female faces from advertising/fashion photography and a pair of black fur gloves with fingers spread open
Mixed media collage of buttons, beads, paper ephemera, and vintage photos of a Black man, a Black woman, and a white woman above them


Earthenware by Texas-based Mexican artist Gabo Martinez, 2010s-20s, whose carved terracotta works are inspired by indigenous Mexican and Native American art.

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Three round pots with carved curving patterns in burnt orange and blue
Large white pot with floral eye designs in turquoise and a pink patterned border
Tall multi-tiered vessel with floral and abstract patterns in orange, gray, and red-brown
Three small round pots with colorful floral eye designs on red-orange bases


Works by multidisciplinary Korean American artist Jooyoung Choi, 2010s-20s, whose "Cosmic Womb" fantasy universe explores race, gender, and trauma while also pulling from her own history as an adopted infant taken from her parents without their knowledge.

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Painting with overlapping images of patterns and text with an abstract figure in the center holding rays of light in their hand
Painting of a black figure covered in white dots lying above an expanse of blue water filled with amorphous creatures and a bright yellow turtle-like creature, under a starry sky flanked by outstretched hands with eyes in their palms
Sculptural installation of cartoon figures, including a bright red creature holding an array of smaller figures on their back
Painting of a blue-skinned woman backed by moving arms and legs, floating in a colorful background with black and white dotted rays emanating from the center, and large blue birds circling around


Performative photography by American artist Nona Faustine, 2010s, whose "White Shoes" project confronts the legacy of slavery in New York, with the artist posing at sites relating to the slave trade and slave owners, wearing distinctive shoes representing colonialism and assimilation.

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Photo of a Black woman in white heeled shoes nude underneath a long striped blanket, walking confidently across an empty street in NYC
Photo of a Black woman in white heeled shoes, topless with a long white skirt, posing with a castiron pan in front of an old rural house on a leaf-strewn lawn
Photo of a nude Black woman in white heeled shoes standing in front of an imposing financial building, pushing her arms against its large white columns
Photo of a Black woman in white heeled shoes, topless with a long white skirt, posing with a gun in a wooded winter landscape


Paintings by Palestinian American artist Saj Issa, 2020s, whose work explores the effects of globalization through merging of corporate logos and Islamic motifs.

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Still life painting of a grouping of branded bottles along with fresh fruit, against a floral tile background. A small orange bird looks on from the lower right corner
Painting of a cashier scanning items at a convenience store counter, with a wall of cigarette boxes behind him overlapping with a diagonal tile pattern using the 7-Eleven logo in its design
Painting of a roadside fruit stand with floral fields in the background and a starburst tile pattern. A pointed sign with text in Hebrew, Arabic, and English that reads "Jerusalem"
Painting of a blue and white tile pattern with the Nike swoosh in the design, and elegant white swooping lines overlaying parts of the image


Mixed media drawings by British artist Claudette Johnson, 2010s-20s.

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Portrait in a sketchy style of a Black woman with short hair wearing a loose long sleeved shirt, looking seriously at the viewer with arms folded, against a yellow background
Portrait of a Black woman in loose brushstrokes, wearing a blue dress and light jacket, posing with her face looking down and arms partly up as if dancing
Portrait in a sketchy style of a Black figure with short hair and a blue shirt, with face angled over their shoulder
Painting of a Black figure with blonde hair wearing a purple top, leaning against a blue wall with arm above their head, next to a red and brown African sculpture


Works by American artist Rupy C Tut, 2020s, whose practice "expands, innovates, and reframes the traditions of Indian miniature painting," using handmade pigments on hemp paper and linen.

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Painting of a young pregnant Southeast Asian woman in an orange jumpsuit sanding within a blue oval surrounded by lush foliage and greenery
Painting of many white hands erupting from dark swirling waters, making different gestures
Painting of two women leaning against one another, encased in green rock so they resemble mountains, with green foliage and trees at their base next to a swirly blue lake
Painting of a Southeast Asian woman in a yellow diving suit swimming through swirling black water, flanked by dragon-like creatures swimming around her


Fashion photography by British artist Harley Weir, 2010s-20s.

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Photo of a red-haired white woman kneeling against a white sky wearing a gauzy loose cape, with hands held up in front of her body dripping white paint
Photo of a young white woman wearing a red dress, floating in a pool filled with lemons
Photo of a young Asian woman partly submerged in foamy water, wearing a black two-piece dress and gazing directly at the viewer
Photo of a young Black figure leaning out of a pink car, with a large pink bag pulled over their head by an unseen figure sitting in the passenger seat


Oilstick on canvas works by American artist Matt Kleberg, 2020s.

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Abstract work of an arched canvas with colored lines curving around and ending in a squiggle
Abstract composition of four curving portals made up of neat lines in green and peach tones, arranged in a grid
Abstract composition of four curving portals made up of neat lines in black and grey, arranged in a grid
Abstract work two red-orange curved portal with purple shards radiating out from the center, with one grouping stacked on top of the other.


Sculptural installations by Dutch artist Tanja Smeets, 2010s-20s, whose work uses a range of upcycled consumer materials to explore organic growth processes.

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Mushroom-like canopy sculptures made of metallic wire, arranged in a stone-walled room with patterned tile floor and arched ceilings
A series of black sculptures with floral, organic, drooping forms arranged in a white gallery, some hanging down from walls and ceiling
Red, drooping abstract sculpture handing from a white ceiling
Different forms arranged in a grassy outdoor space, some black and spikey and others brown and curved, others pointed towers


Paintings by Irish artist Justin Fitzpatrick, 2010s-20s, whose influences include medieval manuscripts, Art Nouveau, and anatomical drawings.

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Stylized painting of a figure in profile with a large head resembling a planet, and an illustrated "S" letter with leaves and filigree
Painting of three male faces with garish makeup, with one of them holding a platter with two small figures in lobster costumes huddled in the center in front of a large lettuce leaf
Painting of two bald white figures in green robes positioned inversely, each clutching the other's leg
Painting of a cat in silhouette drinking from an urn, with a scene illustrated on its body of two men underground near a yellow door, with a gray landscape behind them


Works by New York-based Palestinian artist Samia Halaby, 1980s-2010s, who has experimented with digital technologies in her abstractions, including programming kinetic paintings that combine action and sound.

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Digital abstraction with zig zag patterns in bright pink, purple, red, and yellow
Abstract painting with soft yellow and light blue ovals and a large yellow diagonal in the center
Abstract painting with soft yellow and blue shapes repeating throughout
Digital abstraction with repeating lines and rectangles overlapping in a range of colors


Paintings by Mozambique-born, US-based artist Cassi Namoda, 2010s-20s, whose work "transfigures the cultural mythologies and historical narratives of life in post-colonial Africa."

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Painting in a partially flat style showing a group of Black figures dancing in a group against a yellow background
Painting in a flat style of a dark silhouette figure fighting a centaur, in a soft peach and grey landscape
Painting in a flat style of three Black men sitting on orange sand with their knees up, clustered together but looking all in different directions
Painting of a Black woman with an intense stare, wearing a shapeless blue robe and holding an orange textile above her head. Her face and hair are painted in a detailed style but her clothes and the soft green background are flat planes of color.


Textile works by Tokyo-based artist Lindzeanne, 2020s, who became a fiber artist after she began sewing her own clothes and was introduced to slow fashion and visible mending.

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Abstract embroidery with swirling white threads over patches of blue, yellow, and red
Abstract embroidery with swirling stripes and dots in a range of colors
Abstract embroidery with swirling white threads
Abstract embroidery with swirling white and black threads over blue and cream patches


Paintings by UK-based artist and educator Michael Craig-Martin, 2000s, who as a teacher at Goldsmiths College mentored many of the Young British Artists group.

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Colorful, stuffed still life in a flat illustrative style, including objects like a rake, large safety pin, handcuffs, light bulb, and standing fan
Colorful still life in a flat illustrative style, including objects floating on a blue background including an umbrella, red heeled shoes, a filing cabinet, metronome, and camera
Colorful still life in a flat illustrative style, showing objects floating on a pink field, including sunglasses, belt, pencil sharpener, and ladder
Colorful still life in a flat illustrative style, showing objects in a horizontal line including a globe, a metronome, lightbulb, and ladder, all about the same size


Paintings by British artist Paul Evans, dates unknown but I believe they are recent, c 2010s-20s.

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Landscape painting of a farmhouse against an orange sky with a blue snow field in the foreground
Landscape painting of a pair of boats sitting on a blue beach against a purple sky
Landscape painting in bright red, green, and blue
Landscape painting of a farmhouse against a yellow sky with deep blue field in the foreground


Work by British-Singaporean artist Kara Chin, 2010s-20s, whose practice merges ceramics, animation, and installation in explorations of human relationships to technology and ongoing ecological disaster.

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Animation still showing a tower structure with various layers and textures, against an orange background
Mixed media work depicting a restaurant table set with white napkins and empty wine glasses, overlaid with orange ceramic tentacles
Mixed media sculpture of a textured green and brown structure sitting on top of a wheeled support like the bottom of an office chair
Sculpture of a hanging tv showing abstract animation, over a green and yellow geometric structure bookended by green plants beneath pink growing lights


Sculpture by Swiss artist Kaspar Müller, 2020s, whose practice examines systems of production, often incorporating household goods and found objects.

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Hanging sculpture composed of many different types of lightbulbs in clusters
Hanging sculpture composed of many different types of lightbulbs in clusters
Hanging sculpture composed of many different types of lightbulbs in clusters
Hanging sculpture composed of many different types of lightbulbs in clusters


Mixed media works by Palestinian artist Laila Shawa, 1980s-2010s, whose practice explored political and cultural themes drawn from her own experiences. In 1985 she founded the Rashad Shawa Cultural Center in her home city of Gaza, but it was targeted and destroyed by IDF bombing in 2023.

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Cluster of women in colorful patterned niqab, the four in front with their hands against their cheeks.  One woman has her face uncovered and is rolling her eyes upward in an annoyed expression
Three women with tattooed hands and feet wearing long robes (two with head coverings) dancing gracefully in a room with black and white checkered floor and a red wall
Representation of the hand of Fatima in orange, purple, and red tones
A cluster of women wearing colorful niqab, each with eyes downcast looking at an ice cream cone in their hand


Mixed media works by American artist Ambrose Rhapsody Murray, 2020s, whose multidisciplinary practice "seeks to bring physical form to the ideas and theories they have been struck by from Black feminist writers and visionaries."

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Hanging wall textile with round cut outs throughout, and an image of a reclining Black woman in orange tones
Hanging wall textile in blue and green with round cut outs throughout, and an image of a reclining Black woman in purple tones
Triangle pennant-shaped textile with printed images of a Black family overlaid with semi-sheer purple material
Square wall piece with photo images of Black women obscured by abstract drips and swooping lines in purple and blue


Works by Inuk artist and illustrator Ningiukulu Teevee, 2000s-20s, known for her playful compositions incorporating imagery from both folklore and contemporary life.

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Lithograph of a figure with dark hair and a big white coat unzippering their face to split their head in half, revealing a yellow bear creature inside, all set against a starry blue sky
Stonecut and stencil piece of a mermaid with wearing a white coat and hood, curling underwater with their green tail rising above into the air
Lithograph of a close-up of a figure's face with brown skin, dark hair, and a zipper under their mouth, holding two white birds close against their forehead
Linocut of a seated figure with upper body of a penguin, and the hands and legs of a human, wearing warm winter boots


Paintings by London-based Indian artist Raqib Shaw, 2010s-20s, known for his complex depictions of fantasy worlds combining a range of influences - including decorative arts traditions and Western masters like Bosch and Holbein, as well as satirical elements.

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Painting of a group of blue-skinned figures dancing with blue parasols in a verdant landscape near a stream
Painting of an Asian figure in a patterned kimono sitting on mossy rocks reading a book, holding a dog, near a serene pond. In the background is the London skyline
Painting of a large red and yellow tiled room with slender archways. On the floor is a model of a city and a group of snow leopard cubs, surrounded by books that are on fire blowing away into a smoldering, stormy red background
Painting of a seated blue figure holding a book and screaming int othe sky, surrounded by an assortment of skeletons, trees, and lizards, and masks, with the Temple of the Golden Pavilion visible in the background