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Modern Art Monday Presents: Jesse Krimes, Blackwater

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To counter the dehumanizing isolation of incarceration, artist Jesse Krimes (b, 1982) works collaboratively with incarcerated individuals to create artworks from old clothing and textiles that evoke memories of home. Krimes developed his own practice while serving  a six-year sentence. In Blackwater (2021), Krimes regards the tentacled animal as “a panoptic  state of surveillance” and alludes to the eugenic and white supremacist ideas in America zoology. The title, Blackwater, refers to a prison in Florida.

Photographed in the Brooklyn Museum.

Arts and Culture

Modern Art Monday Presents: Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Qusuquzah #6

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portrait of qusuquzah #6 photo by gail worley
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Mickalene Thomas‘s glittering, maximalist paintings of Black women, such as this work from 2012, investigate how Black femininity, sexuality, and empowerment are represented in visual culture. She draws inspiration from popular culture, music, and Western art history, while embodying the aesthetic of the 1970s with embroidered rhinestones and bold patterns.

Portrait of Qusuquzah #6 depicts one of the artist’s frequent models embodying the glamour of Black women in the 1940s. The subject assumes a central, dynamic position, commanding undivided attention.

Photographed in The Brooklyn Museum as Part of the 2024 Exhibit Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Design and Innovation

Pink Thing of the Day: Pierre Cardin’s Silk Jersey Jumpsuit

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When it comes to pushing fashion into the future, no one did it quite like Pierre Cardin. This week’s Pink Thing is a striking Pink Silk Jersey Jumpsuit from 2008, a perfect example of the late designer’s lifelong devotion to bold form, saturated color, and theatrical flair. With its sweeping batwing sleeves, tapered legs, and shimmering black fringe at the neckline and cuffs, this jumpsuit transforms the body into a living sculpture.
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Eye On Design: Lola Faturoti’s Barack Obama Commemorative Dress

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Fashion has always been political, but sometimes it’s also pure celebration. Back in 2009, Nigerian-American designer Lola Faturoti found the perfect way to honor the historic election of President Barack Obama: she created a commemorative dress that was as vibrant and hopeful as the man himself.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: Georgia O’Keefe, Fishhook from Hawaii – No. 1

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Fishing is an important and enduring practice in Hawaiian people‘s food systems, though shifting factors have forced Hawaiians to supplement to traditional fishing methods with larger-scale commercial efforts. In Fishhook from Hawaii – No. 1  (1939 ) Georgia O’Keefe depicts a fish hook (Makau) – which symbolize this prosperity and connection between humans and water – adorned with the vibrant feathers of local birds.
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