See How Rising-Star Painter Derrick Adams Explores Black Feminine Identity in His First Exhibition at Luxembourg & Dayan

“Derrick Adams: Transformers”
at Luxembourg & Dayan, London
Through April 4, 2020

What the Gallery Says: “The exhibition
presents striking new large-scale examples from the ‘Beauty World’
series that Adams began in 2019. ‘Beauty
World’ includes works titled Style
Variation, which depict a single figure, and Style
Variation Grid, which depict 16 figures. To create these
ambitious works, Adams reproduces a digital photograph of a wig
mannequin on canvas, then paints various hairstyles and makeup in
acrylic atop. The resulting paintings investigate the physical and
cultural construction of the human form and its role in shaping
identity. In particular, these works explore Black feminine
empowerment achieved through versatile acts of styling,
camouflaging, and costuming.”

Why It’s Worth a Look: This is
Adams’s first major UK show, and his first outing with the
gallery in London since it began representing him in partnership
with New York’s Salon 94. Adams’s star is rising fast on the
market, and his work is gaining institutional attention. His
work will also be on view in an exhibition opening at the Hudson
River Museum in New York on March 7.

What It Looks Like:

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