The Contemporary Austin presents "Make Do and Mend," a solo exhibition by UK-based artist Lubaina Himid. Himid is the 2024 recipient of the Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize.
Himid’s "Make Do and Mend" debuts two new bodies of work. On the first floor, Himid stages 10 "Strategy Paintings" that depict Black men and women seated around tables featuring different arrangements of objects—in each case, imagining a specific problem to be solved.
For the second floor, Himid created an arrangement of 64 plank paintings entitled "The Aunties," building on her previous plank works that evoke the form of funerary objects from East Africa. The title of these works references the figure of the “auntie,” an interstitial role that is both familial and friend.
Following the opening reception, the exhibit will be on display through July 21.
The Contemporary Austin presents "Make Do and Mend," a solo exhibition by UK-based artist Lubaina Himid. Himid is the 2024 recipient of the Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize.
Himid’s "Make Do and Mend" debuts two new bodies of work. On the first floor, Himid stages 10 "Strategy Paintings" that depict Black men and women seated around tables featuring different arrangements of objects—in each case, imagining a specific problem to be solved.
For the second floor, Himid created an arrangement of 64 plank paintings entitled "The Aunties," building on her previous plank works that evoke the form of funerary objects from East Africa. The title of these works references the figure of the “auntie,” an interstitial role that is both familial and friend.
Following the opening reception, the exhibit will be on display through July 21.
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