Iām delighted to share this article from @artnews! A big thanks to āļø @tessa.sol, šø @christophergarciavalle, and to all of you have come out to support my shows at @moniquemeloche and @marianneboeskygallery these last few weeks ššæ
Cheshire (Janus) (2023) is currently on view from the High Line- between the 23rd and 26th street entrances ššæ
āThis wide grināa Cheshire Cat smile-is a frequent motif in Biggersās oeurve. Employed throughout his work in sculpture, his video practice, and in his quilt-based Codex works-and presented at varying levels of legibilityā the work makes reference to Lewis Carrollās Cheshire cat as well as the racist caricatures of 19th-century minstrel shows. Biggers complicates and questions these signifiers, ultimately offering new understandings of collective mythologies and traditions.ā – @marianneboeskygallery
Cheshire (Janus), 2023. Unique within a series. Aluminum, plexiglass, LEDs, timer. 30 1/2 Ć 51 1/4 x 12 3/4 inches, 77.5 x 155.6 x 32.4
#studiosanfordbiggers #janus #cheshirecat #coded #history Highline
Tremendous thanks to the @my_homecourt team, @jamileelacy, @pcgalleries, @elevated_thought and all the students who helped bring the work to the court š
Letās continue to celebrate the quilts that are our communities āØ
šø 2,3: @katedelaney
#studiosanfordbiggers #quilting #patchwork #community #history Providence, Rhode Island
Tremendous thanks to the @my_homecourt team, @jamileelacy, @pcgalleries, @elevated_thought and all the students who helped bring the work to the court š
Letās continue to celebrate the quilts that are our communities āØ
šø 2,3: @katedelaney
#studiosanfordbiggers #quilting #patchwork #community #history Providence, Rhode Island
Tremendous thanks to the @my_homecourt team, @jamileelacy, @pcgalleries, @elevated_thought and all the students who helped bring the work to the court š
Letās continue to celebrate the quilts that are our communities āØ
šø 2,3: @katedelaney
#studiosanfordbiggers #quilting #patchwork #community #history Providence, Rhode Island
šMeet Me on the Equinox closes this Saturday @marianneboeskygallery āØ
Ever (2023)
Cast Marble, mixed media
24 x 9 x 6 inches
61 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm
šø: @lance.brewer
#studiosanfordbiggers #chimera #scultping #history Marianne Boesky Gallery
šMeet Me on the Equinox closes this Saturday @marianneboeskygallery āØ
Ever (2023)
Cast Marble, mixed media
24 x 9 x 6 inches
61 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm
šø: @lance.brewer
#studiosanfordbiggers #chimera #scultping #history Marianne Boesky Gallery
Happy to be home in LA and excited to speak with the incredible @tiffanyebarber tomorrow night at @hammer_museum. Hope to see you there! #oracle #hammermuseum #la
šļø Tiresias @massimodecarlopieceunique on view until tomorrow.
Tiresias, 2023
Marble
181 Ć 75 Ć 75 cm / 71 1/4 Ć 29 1/2 Ć 29 1/2 inches
Currently on view at @massimodecarlopieceunique
#StudioSanfordBiggers #MASSIMODECARLO Rue de Turenne
šļø Tiresias @massimodecarlopieceunique on view until tomorrow.
Tiresias, 2023
Marble
181 Ć 75 Ć 75 cm / 71 1/4 Ć 29 1/2 Ć 29 1/2 inches
Currently on view at @massimodecarlopieceunique
#StudioSanfordBiggers #MASSIMODECARLO Rue de Turenne
šļø Tiresias @massimodecarlopieceunique on view until tomorrow.
Tiresias, 2023
Marble
181 Ć 75 Ć 75 cm / 71 1/4 Ć 29 1/2 Ć 29 1/2 inches
Currently on view at @massimodecarlopieceunique
#StudioSanfordBiggers #MASSIMODECARLO Rue de Turenne
šļø Tiresias @massimodecarlopieceunique on view until tomorrow.
Tiresias, 2023
Marble
181 Ć 75 Ć 75 cm / 71 1/4 Ć 29 1/2 Ć 29 1/2 inches
Currently on view at @massimodecarlopieceunique
#StudioSanfordBiggers #MASSIMODECARLO Rue de Turenne
šØCurrently on view @massimodecarlopieceunique šØ
Birdsong | 11.21 – 12.02 #studiosanfordbiggers #massimodecarlo
#massimodecarlogallery #pieceunique #paris Rue de Turenne
šØCurrently on view @massimodecarlopieceunique šØ
Birdsong | 11.21 – 12.02 #studiosanfordbiggers #massimodecarlo
#massimodecarlogallery #pieceunique #paris Rue de Turenne
šØCurrently on view @massimodecarlopieceunique šØ
Birdsong | 11.21 – 12.02 #studiosanfordbiggers #massimodecarlo
#massimodecarlogallery #pieceunique #paris Rue de Turenne
šļø Blossom Study (2014)
On view in Gimme Shelter at the Historic Hampton House in Miami through January 21, 2024.
Co-curated by
#BethRudinDeWoody
@zoeLukov
@maynardmonrow @ladvorkin for @historichamptonhouseofficial
āIn its heyday, the Historic Hampton House was considered the “Social Center of the South,” where black performers returned to celebrate after their curtains dropped. These musicians included Ella Fitzgerald, Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole, and Josephine Baker. Biggers’s Blossom Study (2014) prioritizes music as a form of protest in the segregated South through its depiction of tropical foliage blooming out of a piano.
With this work, the artist revisits an earlier work using different materials-in Biggers’s Blossom (2007), a piano fused with a tree plays “Strange Fruit” (an arrangement by the artist). The song, popularized in the 1930s by Billie Holiday, protests the atrocity of lynching. The haunting lyrics suggest that the piano attached to such a tree might be interpreted as a surrogate for a violated human body. Within the context of the Historic Hampton House, an additional layer of historical resonance merges with this body of work.ā – @marianneboeskygallery
Blossom Study (2014)
spray paint, interior paint, treated acrylic, on antique quilt, 86 1/2 x 84 1/2 inches, 219.7 x 214.6 cm
@thebunkerartspace @historichamptonhouseofficial #studiosanfordbiggers #quilting #blackhistory #strangefruit #billieholiday
šļø Blossom Study (2014)
On view in Gimme Shelter at the Historic Hampton House in Miami through January 21, 2024.
Co-curated by
#BethRudinDeWoody
@zoeLukov
@maynardmonrow @ladvorkin for @historichamptonhouseofficial
āIn its heyday, the Historic Hampton House was considered the “Social Center of the South,” where black performers returned to celebrate after their curtains dropped. These musicians included Ella Fitzgerald, Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole, and Josephine Baker. Biggers’s Blossom Study (2014) prioritizes music as a form of protest in the segregated South through its depiction of tropical foliage blooming out of a piano.
With this work, the artist revisits an earlier work using different materials-in Biggers’s Blossom (2007), a piano fused with a tree plays “Strange Fruit” (an arrangement by the artist). The song, popularized in the 1930s by Billie Holiday, protests the atrocity of lynching. The haunting lyrics suggest that the piano attached to such a tree might be interpreted as a surrogate for a violated human body. Within the context of the Historic Hampton House, an additional layer of historical resonance merges with this body of work.ā – @marianneboeskygallery
Blossom Study (2014)
spray paint, interior paint, treated acrylic, on antique quilt, 86 1/2 x 84 1/2 inches, 219.7 x 214.6 cm
@thebunkerartspace @historichamptonhouseofficial #studiosanfordbiggers #quilting #blackhistory #strangefruit #billieholiday
Itās live @slowdown.tv šØ
āOn Ep. 99 of our #TimeSensitive podcast, the Harlem-based artist @sanfordbiggers talks about patching together the past, present, and future through art; the influence that musicians such as Mahalia Jackson, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder have had on his art; why he thinks of himself as a “material polyglot”; and why religious and spiritual works including reliquaries, shrines, and “power objects” are the bedrock of his practice.ā @slowdown.tv
ššætimesensitive.fm š§
Coming Soon @my_homecourt š¤«
Via @katemcn
āSneak peek of My HomeCourt’s 2023 court mural designed by Sanford Biggers! Biggers will be in town tomorrow for a talk at RISD with MHC board member and this year’s project curator Jamilee Lacy – you can register through the MHC website!
Big thanks to our amazing production team at @elevated_thought
#myhomecourt #sanfordbiggers #elevatedthought #providenceparks #artandbasketball #providencebasketball #providencerhodeisland Providence, Rhode Island
Coming Soon @my_homecourt š¤«
Via @katemcn
āSneak peek of My HomeCourt’s 2023 court mural designed by Sanford Biggers! Biggers will be in town tomorrow for a talk at RISD with MHC board member and this year’s project curator Jamilee Lacy – you can register through the MHC website!
Big thanks to our amazing production team at @elevated_thought
#myhomecourt #sanfordbiggers #elevatedthought #providenceparks #artandbasketball #providencebasketball #providencerhodeisland Providence, Rhode Island
Coming Soon @my_homecourt š¤«
Via @katemcn
āSneak peek of My HomeCourt’s 2023 court mural designed by Sanford Biggers! Biggers will be in town tomorrow for a talk at RISD with MHC board member and this year’s project curator Jamilee Lacy – you can register through the MHC website!
Big thanks to our amazing production team at @elevated_thought
#myhomecourt #sanfordbiggers #elevatedthought #providenceparks #artandbasketball #providencebasketball #providencerhodeisland Providence, Rhode Island
šØSave the DatešØ
The Bronx Museum Gala and Art Auction is on March 18th, 2024. I am deeply grateful to be honored alongside the extremely talented Samara Joy @samarajoysings ššæ
Looking forward to seeing you all š¤
Grab tickets today at the link in @bronxmuseumās bio! #BxMGala2024 #BronxMuseum #BronxMuseumGala #BRONXSTRONG The Bronx Museum of the Arts
šØ Itās Live!!! Deep gratitude to @sadeolo for holding space and delightful conversation. ššæin and follow @lightworkcompany. Enjoy š”
š in Bio
šļø āBack to the Starsā before it closes next Friday, November 3rd āØ
āSanford Biggers takes us through his forth solo exhibition with moniquemeloche, āBack to the Starsā, extended through November 3.ā š@moniquemeloche
Image: Venus Sutra, 2023. Antique quilts, birch plywood, gold leaf, 73 x 51 1/2 x 18 in
#studiosanfordbiggers #BacktotheStars #quilting #hybrid #history #chimera # Monique Meloche Gallery
