Derrick Adams
Works
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Floater No. 26 (eagle), 2016 -
Floater No. 24 (pretzel), 2016
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Floater No. 28 (unicorn), 2016
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Floater No. 30 (pink doughnut), 2016
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Orbiting Us #2, 2017
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Floater 61, 2017 (pink flamingo), 2017
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Floater 62, 2017 (yellow duck), 2017
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Ebony Fashion Fair #1, 2017
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Floater 73, 2018
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Style Variation Grid 6, 2019
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Style Variation Grid 5, 2019
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Style Variation 6, 2019
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Style Variation 9, 2019
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Style Variation 10, 2019
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Style Variation 7, 2019
News
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DERRICK ADAMS
The 10 Best Booths at Frieze New York – Artsy – Alina Cohen 3 May 2019LINK TO ARTICLE Frieze New York Randall Island's Park 1 – 5 May 2019 LINK TO EXHIBITION At the ferry stop for boats heading to...Read more -
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Can't Make It to Randall's Island? Take a Virtual Tour of the Best Art at Frieze New York 2019 – ArtNet News – Sarah Cascone 3 May 2019LINK TO ARTICLE Frieze New York Randall Island's Park 1 – 5 May 2019 LINK TO EXHIBITION Here's a glimpse of some of the most...Read more -
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Why advance sales at fairs are gaining ground – The Art Newspaper – Anny Shaw 3 May 2019LINK TO ARTICLE Frieze New York Randall Island's Park 1 – 5 May 2019 LINK TO EXHIBITION A week before the first VIP set foot...Read more -
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The Four Best Things To See At Frieze New York – Forbes – Natasha Wolff 2 May 2019LINK TO ARTICLE Frieze New York Randall Island's Park 1 – 5 May 2019 LINK TO EXHIBITION Spring is known in New York City for...Read more -
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Why advance sales at fairs are gaining ground. In the internet age, pre-selling at fairs is commonplace but collectors are unlikely to stop buying in person any time soon – The Art Newspaper – Anny Shaw 1 May 2019LINK TO ARTICLE A week before the first VIP set foot inside the Frieze tent on Wednesday, Toby Clarke, the director of London’s Vigo Gallery,...Read more -
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Mobility Through the Eyes of an Artist – The Verge – Tamara Warren 26 September 2018READ MORE Sanctuary Museum of Art and Design, New York THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN JEROME AND SIMONA CHAZEN BUILDING / 2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE...Read more -
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Wallpaper – Olivia Martin 29 January 2018READ MORE Sanctuary Museum of Art and Design, New York THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN JEROME AND SIMONA CHAZEN BUILDING / 2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE...Read more -
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Artist Derrick Adams Reinterprets Kim Crow Era Travel Guidebooks – Interview Magazine – Pimploy Phongsirivech 20 January 2018READ MORE Sanctuary Museum of Art and Design, New York THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN JEROME AND SIMONA CHAZEN BUILDING / 2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE...Read more -
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How an Artist Learned About Freedom From 'The Negro Motorist Green Book' – The New York Times – Meredith Mendelsohn 19 January 2018READ MORE On a recent wintry morning, the multimedia artist Derrick Adams was sitting in his cozy basement studio in Brooklyn talking about distant cities...Read more -
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Derrick Adams is Focusing on a Positive Vision for the Future – Whitewall – Katy Donoghue 15 January 2018READ MORE Sanctuary Museum of Art and Design, New York THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN JEROME AND SIMONA CHAZEN BUILDING / 2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE...Read more -
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Artforum Interview 3 May 2017READ MORE The Studio Museum, Harlemy Countee Cullen Library, 104 West 136th Street, 3 May 2017 – 23 February 2018 Eleven medium- to large-scale collages...Read more -
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Wins Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize by New York's Studio Museum in Harlem. – Artnet – Amah-Rose Abrams 25 October 2016READ MORE Derrick Adams has been awarded the $50,000 Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize by New York’s Studio Museum in Harlem. Adams is a multidisciplinary...Read more -
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10 Disruptors who are completely changing the art world. These players are shaking things up – Artsy 24 October 2016For the second consecutive year, artnet News set out to identify 10 players who are disrupting the status quo. This year’s edition, like last year’s,...Read more -
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Artist Explores The Vibrant, Complex History of Blackness on Television – Huffington Post – Priscilla Frank 16 June 2016READ MORE DOWNLOADRead more
Exhibitions
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HASSAN HAJJAJ – DERRICK ADAMS
GET UP STAND UP NOW – Somerset House, London 12 June - 15 September 2019Somerset House West Wing Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA A major new exhibition celebrating the past 50 years of Black creativity in Britain and beyond. Beginning with the radical...Read more -
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Frieze New York 1 - 5 May 2019Frieze New York Randall Island's Park Beauty World is a continuation of Adams’ Deconstruction Worker series (his ongoing body of work comprised of minimal geometric constructions of angular human figures,...Read more -
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TRANSMISSION – MCA, Denver 8 June - 26 August 2018MCA Denver 1485 Delgany St, Denver, CO 80202 The sculptures, installations, and works on paper included in this exhibition illustrate American artist Derrick Adams’ ongoing study of racial identity as...Read more -
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FUTURE PEOPLE – The Armory Show New York 8 - 11 March 2018The Armory Show New York #P1 Piers 92 & 94, 711 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY, USA Future People, a solo exhibition by Derrick Adams, was first...Read more -
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SANCTUARY – Museum of Art and Design, New York 25 January - 12 August 2018Museum of Art and Design, New York THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN JEROME AND SIMONA CHAZEN BUILDING / 2 COLUMBUS CIRCLE / NEW YORK, NY 10019 'There will be...Read more -
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FUTURE PEOPLE – Stoney Island Arts Bank, Chicago 6 June - 18 September 2017Stoney Island Arts Bank 6760 S Stony Island Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, USA Future People, a solo exhibition by Derrick Adams, is a multifaceted experience combining large scale two dimensional...Read more -
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PATRICK KELLY, THE JOURNEY – The Studio Museum, New York 3 May 2017 - 23 February 2018The Studio Museum, Harlem 144 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA DOWNLOAD EXHIBITION BROCHURE Derrick Adams: Patrick Kelly, The Journey is an inHarlemproject presented by The Studio Museum...Read more -
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NETWORK – California African American Museum, Los Angeles 1 March - 1 July 2017California African American Museum, Los Angeles 600 State Drive, Exposition Park Los Angeles, California 90037 New York–based multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams works creatively across many mediums to examine how television...Read more -
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FLOAT – Vigo Gallery, London 18 November - 17 December 2016Vigo Gallery Float is a series of large-scale works on paper exploring ideas of celebration, highlighting the Black figure in the context of contemporary culture and leisure. With a nod...Read more
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