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Library in the Earth: A Subterranean Literary Haven Rooted in Nature

Library in the Earth: A Subterranean Literary Haven Rooted in Nature

Goodbye Horses: A Folk Art-Inspired Wine Bar in London Full of Poetic Charm

Goodbye Horses: A Folk Art-Inspired Wine Bar in London Full of Poetic Charm

Rosemary: A Boutique Hotel in Marrakesh Artfully Melds Tradition and Modernity

Rosemary: A Boutique Hotel in Marrakesh Artfully Melds Tradition and Modernity

Mistovia Studio Injects Two Cabins in the Polish Countryside with Modernist Nostalgia

Mistovia Studio Injects Two Cabins in the Polish Countryside with Modernist Nostalgia

Alpine Grandeur Meets Peruvian Whimsy at Amaru Restaurant in St. Moritz

Alpine Grandeur Meets Peruvian Whimsy at Amaru Restaurant in St. Moritz

Dawoud Bey, A Young Woman Waiting for the Bus, Syracuse, NY, 1985. Gelatin silver print (printed 2019), 50.8 × 61 cm. Collection of the artist; courtesy Sean Kelly Gallery, New York; Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago; and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco. © Dawoud Bey

Dawoud Bey, A Couple in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, 1990. Pigmented inkjet print (printed 2019), 101.6 × 76.2 cm. Collection of the artist; courtesy Sean Kelly Gallery, New York; Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago; and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco. © Dawoud Bey

Dawoud Bey, A Boy Eating a Foxy Pop, Brooklyn, NY, 1988. Pigmented inkjet print (printed 2019), 101.6 × 76.2 cm. Collection of the artist; courtesy Sean Kelly Gallery, New York; Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago; and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco. © Dawoud Bey

Dawoud Bey, Untitled #25 (Lake Erie and Sky), from Night Coming Tenderly, Black, 2017. Gelatin silver print, 111.8 × 139.7 cm. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Accessions Committee Fund purchase. © Dawoud Bey

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17 April - 02 October, 2021

Dawoud Bey: An American Project

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Presenting works from throughout Dawoud Bey's over four-decades-long career which highlight his commitment to portraying the Black subject and African American history in a manner that is at once direct and poetic, immediate and symbolic. 

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