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alexxkittle, 4 months ago

Dresses by pioneering Black fashion designer Ann Lowe, 1950s-60s, who often went uncredited for her work but today is remembered for designing Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress along with numerous highly detailed couture gowns for high society women and debutantes.

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form-fitting dress in blue silk with a floral pattern, and a wide color over short sleeves
Collection of gowns on display in a gallery - floor-length dresses with embroidered detailing and/or ruffles/pleating
Soft pink gown with silk floral details moving asymmetrically across the skirt and upper bodice

alexxkittle, 1 month ago

Ceramic sculpture by German artist Sarah Pschorn, 2010s-20s.

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Abstract sculpture resembling a type of coral, with several oval openings and a textured, pink and purple gradient exterior
Abstract sculpture in a rounded vessel shape with a bumpy, lined texture and pink and green gradient exterior
Several large, colorful abstract ceramic sculptures arranged on white pedestals in a gallery

alexxkittle, 16 days ago

Paintings by Palestinian artist Juliana Seraphim, 1960s-90s, who fled to Lebanon during the 1948 Nakba and worked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East before studying painting.

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Painting of a fantastical scene with strange hybrid creatures in a semi-abstract castle setting, in a palette of soft pink, grey, blue, and yellow
Painting of a feminine figure surrounded by deep red shapes and swirling forms
Painting of a fantastical scene with a large human eye floating above a body of water with various sea creatures, and a pink and white city skyline in the background

alexxkittle, 2 months ago

Works by Austrian artist Sergius Hruby, 1920s-30sknown for his illustrations in Art Nouveau and Symbolist styles.

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Illustration of a group of figures in a red and pink palette contorted within a stylized tall wave bursting from the bottom
Black and white illustration of a shrouded sea creature wrapping tentacles around a woman holding an infant
Illustration of a nude smiling woman emerging from a colorful wave in the ocean

alexxkittle, 3 months ago

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 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

alexxkittle, 2 months ago

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

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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.

alexxkittle, 2 months ago

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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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

alexxkittle, 1 month ago

Paintings by Belgian artist Eugène Samain, c 1960s.

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Painting of a woman and child in an orange palette, with various creatures and figures in the background
Painting of a green-skinned woman in profile with two snakes, a beaded headdress, and a lizard around her neck
Painting of a standing structure made of hodge podge metal pieces, against a barren red landscape and cloudy red sky

alexxkittle, 2 months ago

Posters for the Women’s Action Forum by Pakistani artist and activist Lala Rukh, 1980s, whose multidisciplinary practice pulled from her training in Islamic calligraphy and Southeast Asian music traditions, with messaging promoting women's rights and agency.

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Poster with a simplified style of a woman in a black niqab breaking chains off her wrist, with large red calligraphy over and around her figure
Black and white poster for the Women's Action Forum with a calendar of dates for 1985, below a collage image of women marching and holding feminist signs
Black and white poster for the with collages of news stories of about gendered violence and text reading "Crimes Against Women"

alexxkittle, 1 month ago

Paintings by London-based Italian artist Rosso Emerald Crimson, 2020s.

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Painting of a woman with big curly hair leaning over a gold circle, with abstract flourishes
Painting of a white girl with long red hair in pig tails wearing a polka dot dress against a bright blue background, her eyes closed and arms at her sides
Painting of a young white woman with long red hair surrounded by black, gold, and red abstract flourishes

alexxkittle, 1 month ago

Paintings from the "Great Visionary Transcendence" series by Zheng Guogu, 2010s, whose work combines Chinese and Western imagery, often commenting on the effects of digital technologies on cultural and religious traditions.

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Painting of a Buddhist icon and small deer in a forest with various elements of landscape overlaid over each other, in a bright green color palette
Many-layered image of Buddhist icons surrounded by clouds and water in a red and blue palette
Painting of a bright pink Buddhist icon dancing in a central circle surrounded by smaller figures, in a green and pink palette

alexxkittle, 1 month ago

Pastel works by American artist Pace Taylor, 2020s, who describes their practice as "often quiet, very queer, and persistently vulnerable."

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Pastel in bright colors of three figures clustered close together in conversation with serious faces; middle two are touching hands
Pastel of two short-haired figures sitting up in bed next to each other under a blue blanket
Pastel of two figures with short hair sitting back to back on a pink couch

alexxkittle, 24 days ago

Portraits by Malian photographer Seydou Keïta, 1940s-50s, whose studio captured the urbanization and modernization in Bamako during the late colonial period.

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Black and white photo of a young Black women in checker patterned dress posing with her leg up on a chair, left hand on hip, and right hand up to her chin
Black and white photo of a Black woman in a patterned dress and head scarf lounging on a bed with a checker pattern
Black and white photo of a young Black man in a suit posing with a rotary phone and his leg up on a pedestal step

alexxkittle, 1 month ago

Sculpture and video installation by American artist and filmmaker Ja'Tovia Gary, 2020s, whose work explores race, gender, representation, and violence, with a filmmaking approach merging experimental documentary tradition with what she calls a “radical Black femme gaze.”

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Sculpture of a triple tv arranged in a slightly askew tower, each with different images of Black folks on screen
Neon sculpture with the text "Care is the antidote to violence" against a purple wall
Gallery installation of a pink couch lying askew on the floor with multiple video projections on the walls

alexxkittle, 3 months ago

Prints by Japanese artist Shima Tamami, 1950s-60s, known for her integration of woodgrain textures into modernist-style compositions with nature themes.

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Print of small group of tall busy trees with swirling green lines for leaves, and a group of black silhouette birds standing in the lower foreground
Print of a trio of cranes in black and gray, with a mixture of woodgrain patterns in the background and on their feathers
Print of a tree branch sprouting blue flowers and red berries, against a heavily textured brown background

alexxkittle, 1 month ago

Floral prints from "Plants and Their Ornamental Applications," produced under the supervision of French Art Nouveau poster artist Eugene Grasset, 1896, employing the "pochoir" process which used watercolors applied by stencil.

Artists: E. Hervegh, G.A. Bourgeot, Marcelle Gaudin, Anna Martin

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Floral print of different stylized flowers inside several inset frames, with an arch shape in the left-hand center, and a three-dimensional image of a metal floral candlestick overlaid at the lower right corner
Floral print of different stylized flowers inside five rectangular frames
Floral print of different stylized flowers inside three rectangular frames. One inset also features a metallic bronze handheld mirror

alexxkittle, 2 months ago

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 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

alexxkittle, 2 months ago

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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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

alexxkittle, 4 months ago

Interiors by self-taught French architect Jacques Couëlle, 1960s, known for his experimental designs using organic forms and cave-like structures.

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Domestic interior with curving white walls, curving steps, and a large abstract mosaic wall decoration
Domestic interior with curving white walls and round windows, a dark abstract tiled floor, and white and brown furniture
Domestic interior with curving white walls, a grouping of small stained glass windows, and dark wooden furniture with white accents

alexxkittle, 4 months ago

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
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

alexxkittle, 3 months ago

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 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