09/10/22 - 08/10/23
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Cleveland History Center
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Hair and wigs carry cultural and political weight in Black culture, rendering them powerful tools for self-representation. Derrick Adams: LOOKS features nine monumental paintings of wigs on mannequin heads from the artist’s recent Style Variations series. Through his paintings, Adams aims to make the practice he refers to as “costuming,” or the desire to be unique and stand out, normal to the broader public.
Derrick Adams: LOOKS was jointly organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art and Cleveland Clinic, marking the centennial of Cleveland Clinic.
Image Credit:
Style Variation 35, 2020. Derrick Adams (American, b. 1970). Acrylic paint and graphite on digital inkjet photograph, on Artex Canvas in custom gold-leafed frame 245.1 x 153 x 4.4 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York. © Derrick Adams
June 06, 2023, 12:00PM - 12:30PM
Rare Perfection: New Discoveries and Acquisitions in Italian Painting and Sculpture
The Cleveland Museum of Art
April 06, 2023 - June 16, 2023
Risk + Discovery: Glass Innovation at CIA
Cleveland Institute of Art
June 24, 2023, 7:00PM - 11:55PM
Solstice 2023
The Cleveland Museum of Art
April 28, 2023 - October 22, 2023
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
June 17, 2023, 10:30AM - 12:00PM
I AM: Identity in the LGBTQIA + Community with Gina Washington
The Sculpture Center
December 07, 2022 - December 31, 2023
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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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