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Abstract mixed media composition with large overlapping circles and multicolored angled lines and triangles, floating over a gray background.

Abstract painting with thin curving lines in white and grey, over a background of soft brushstrokes in blue, white, and orange.

Abstract painting with thin curving black lines creating looping, swirling, intermingled shapes, with parts filled in with soft white, blue, and yellow gradients, over a deep red background.

Abstract mixed media composition with large overlapping slender triangles in different colors, and some smaller squat triangles and dots along top and bottom, all floating over a sepia background.

Works by Canadian American artist Edna Taçon, 1940s, whose abstract, intuitive compositions pulled from her experience as a musician.

Abstract mixed media composition with large overlapping circles and multicolored angled lines and triangles, floating over a gray background.

Abstract painting with thin curving lines in white and grey, over a background of soft brushstrokes in blue, white, and orange.

Abstract painting with thin curving black lines creating looping, swirling, intermingled shapes, with parts filled in with soft white, blue, and yellow gradients, over a deep red background.

Abstract mixed media composition with large overlapping slender triangles in different colors, and some smaller squat triangles and dots along top and bottom, all floating over a sepia background.

Works by Canadian American artist Edna Taçon, 1940s, whose abstract, intuitive compositions pulled from her experience as a musician.

Painting with a stylized figure with tan skin and shoulder-length black hair, sitting on a tree branch whose end has been sawed off. He is barefoot and wears a loose yellow shirt and rolled-up orange pants. A round cat hunches nearby against a cloudy landscape background. Both look directly at the viewer.

Painting with a stylized figure with tan skin and shoulder-length black hair, standing on a dirt path bordered by wind-blown pointed green bushes. He wears a loose off-white sweater, brown pants, and green shoes. He holds a dish with small flames emitting white smoke, and wooden tools in his other hand.

Painting with threes stylized figure with tan skin and shoulder-length black hair, all standing in the rain on a rocky ground. They wear long sleeved shirts and rolled-up pants in earth tones, with bare feet. One looks up at the rain with his palms up to catch the drops. One stands tall but looks down at his feet. The third is leaning downward to pull at a purple flower in the ground.

Painting with a stylized figure with tan skin and shoulder-length black hair, crouching on a dirt ground and lifting up his shirt to show his torso. A gnarled tree twists next to him and various items are on the ground by his feet, including charred remains of a fire and an empty white dish. A cloudy sky and green trees are in the background.

Paintings by UK-based Chinese artist Tang Shuo, 2020s, whose practice is inspired by the small Chinese village where he grew up, typically depicting rural laborers using himself as a model.

Still life painting made up of intertwined lines in gray and blue, depicting a large grouping of vessels with small openings as well as a bowl holding green grapes, a pear, and a blue apple.

Still life painting made up of intertwined lines in red, yellow, and blue, depicting a large grouping of white vessels with small openings as well as a shallow white bowl holding two fruits.

Still life painting made up of intertwined lines in blue and teal, depicting a grouping of vessels with small openings as well as a bowl holding textured orbs, and several blue pears and apples.

Still life painting made up of intertwined lines in gray and blue, depicting an elongated gray figure looking over a grouping of objects on a table including a bowl holding green grapes, a vase, and a red apple partly swallowed by tubes.

Paintings by Ukrainian artist Ivan Marchuk, 1990s, who went against government-mandated socialist realism standards and developed a visual style called "Plontanism" involving thin intertwined lines creating web-like layers.

Black and white photo showing a large mirror placed in a grassy yard, with a teen boy with curly hair leaning over its upper frame and smiling at the viewer. The mirror reflects a young Black woman with long curly hair holding a camera below her chin, and two more young men leaning in from either side of the frame.

Black and white photo showing two Black tween/teen girls looking at the viewer with serious faces. One is sitting on a stone ledge and leaning against a stone wall with a lollipop in her mouth. The other stands back against the ledge, wearing a Minnie Mouse shirt.

Black and white photo showing a closeup of the back of a person's head with dark hair separated into several short braids.

Black and white photo showing a figure resembling the Statue of Liberty, wrapped in a striped textile and with hair or feathers spiking around their head like a crown, standing on a pedestal in a grassy field, holding their hand up in a fist and holding a newspaper in their other hand. A metal chain and hook hangs down by their foot.

Works by South African and Dutch photographer Farren van Wyk, 2020s, whose practice draws from her own background to explore historical and cultural misrepresentation of people of color, and "come to terms with two sides facing colonialism, the slave trade and apartheid.”

Painting of a young woman's face with green skin and black hair, looking directly at the viewer, against a red background with a grey shadow. A blue neon heart is placed over her right cheek.

Painting of flowers in pink, blue, yellow, and white bunched close together, resembling a wallpaper pattern. A small neon sign is placed over the upper half, spelling out "Spring" in white script.

Painting of a young woman's face in closeup, largely washed out by bright pink and green paint, with blue hair. A white pom pom is placed over her forehead. The background is bright pink and orange blocks.

Painting of a young woman's face with green skin, red eyes, blue lips, and a black bob, looking directly at the viewer, her head floating in a black void with a bit of red along the upper edges.

Works by French artist Martial Raysse, 1960s, who co-founded the Nouveaux Réalisme group in France and was involved with the Pop Art movement in the US. He was an early innovator of employing neon in artwork.

Abstract work with two curving planes in pink and red intersecting with a green vertical rectangle.

Abstract work of a cut-out shape composed of various rectangles, L-shapes, and squares with slight curving sides, in a muted color palette with pops of blue and green.

Abstract composition with several long rectangular frames and lines intersecting over a white wall, in bright colors.

Two abstract pieces on a white wall, made up of curving horizontal planes in yellow, green, and blue.

Paintings on canvas and wood by Hungarian artist Dóra Maurer, 1990s-2010s, whose practice has explored motion and color across several decades.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a young white woman with long blond hair staring into the distance, wearing an oversize puffy red coat and gray mittens, standing against a dark brown wall.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a young white woman with short dark hair, wearing a green bathing suit and holding a blow-up tiger figure, standing before a large landscape painting.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a young Black woman with hair pulled back looking at the viewer, wearing an oversize puffy pink coat, standing against a dark brown wall with her hands in her pockets.

Painting in a realistic style depicting a young woman with long dark hair, wearing an oversize puffy blue-gray coat holding a large swan, sitting against a dark brown wall.

Paintings by Spanish artist Nieves González, 2020s, whose works merge contemporary and classical portrait traditions.

Painting depicting a fantasy skyscraper with curving arches and a large abstract gold sculpture with curving forms in front of it, within a blue and deep purple field.

Painting depicting a fantasy skyscraper with a curving metal structure and a swirling silver abstract form floating in front of it suspended by vertical beams, over a pale purple and gray background.

Painting depicting a fantasy skyscraper with a white and orange grid design and a large abstract metal sculpture with curving forms in front of it, against an orange and blue background.

Painting depicting a yellow fantasy skyscraper with a large curving silver sculpture resembling a water slide, within a backdrop that's rust-colored and gray-purple.

Paintings by Chinese artist Cui Jie, 2010s-20s, whose fantasy architectural compositions pull inspiration from Bauhaus principles, Chinese propaganda art, and Soviet aesthetics.

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Multilayered photo depicting a young woman's face overlaid with pink and green texture, holding a fluffy dark cat with glowing yellow eyes. An aura of red and blue outlines the scene.

Multilayered image depicting a smiling shirtless young man with long hair, overlaid with red flowers and surrounded by a blue frame.

Multilayered image depicting a boy's face with floppy hair in black and white, overlaid with an architectural structure and deep blue sky.

Multilayered image depicting three small figures in bathing suits standing within an abstract inky environment in orange, green, and magenta.

Experimental photographs by artist Kali (née Joan Archibald), 1960s, a Long Island housewife and mother who left her husband to join the hippie community in Palm Springs. She developed prints in her bathtub, and filled her pool with dyes and other materials to add various effects.

Sculptural installation composed of medicine cabinets filled with Vaseline, whose mirrored exteriors reflect the wooden floors, the white walls, and one another.

Sculptural installation with an articulating medical arm mount that extends from the wall into the space. Attached to its end is a monitor playing television that in real time changes every ninety seconds between public and private channels. Viewers are invited to take a seat on the bench in front of the personal hospital monitor, thus adopting the perspective of a patient.

Two identical small black boxes sit directly on the floor, plugged into electrical sockets on the wall. On their top, identical configurations of logs appear burning in flames. Through small slits in the boxes, wires and electrical components are visible.

A darkened gallery space with a video projection centered on a dark blue wall, whose image depicts a close-up of a black birthing mannequin reclined on a hospital bed. A newborn mannequin swaddled in a hospital receiving blanket lays on the birthing mannequin’s chest

Works by multidisciplinary American artist Carolyn Lazard, 2020s, whose practice explores themes of disability and chronic illness, Black experience, and medical care and labor.

Hyper-realist painting depicting a woman sitting on top of a large old-school tv, seen from the legs down. The tv shows the "$100,000 Pyramid" set. Also shown are a coffee table piled with magazines and clippings, a stone fireplace, a green carpet, and the end of a floral upholstered couch.

Painting depicting a figure with stringy mid-length hair and mouth open, speaking into a landline phone, with palm trees in the first place. The entire image is shown in inverted colors, so the figure's skin is blue and hair is white, teeth and phone are dark grey, and the background is grey and white.

Hyper-realistic painting showing a yellow convertible parked in a lot with a large Brutalist building in the distance, against a clear blue sky. Along the left edge of the frame is a woman who is cropped except for her left side, wearing a purple dress and holding books and magazines and a purse under her arm.

Hyper-realistic painting depicting the inside of a movie theater, with various figures in maroon seats looking up at a large screen. The screen shows a close-up of a desk with an open magazine with 50s advertisements and black and white photos, a hand holding a blue pen is crossing out some text. A yellow rotary phone sides on the edge of the desk.

Paintings by American artist Eric White, 2020s, known for his hyper-realistic works engaging with film and pop culture references set in surreal environments.

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Abstract geometric composition in a pale yellow and mustard color palette, with several lines of white string emitting from rectangular and rounded shapes.

Abstract composition in grayscale, made up of three-dimensional rectangles in white and scratchy charcoal with a few cut-off circles.

Grayscale metal sculpture made up of curving gray medal lines moving around a thin straight metal rod with a small brown ball at the end.

Abstract painting made up of segmented circular shapes over rows of vertical rectangles, in a palette of white, orange, grey-blue, and brown.

Works by English artist John Wells, 1940s-60s, who was associated with the St Ives School, known for their modernist style inspired by the rugged landscapes of Cornwall.

Ink and watercolor drawing featuring various figures and organic motifs on a white background, including a madonna figure in the center and brown and blue female figures dancing and posing. Written text near the bottom reads: Soy un cuerpo no deseable pero aca estoy".

Ink and watercolor drawing featuring a central brown-skinned female figure with dark hair, looking downward, sitting above a large group of orange and red figures dancing together, surrounded by abstract inky blobs in orange, yellow, and blue.

Ink and watercolor drawing featuring various figures and floral motifs on a white background.

Ink and watercolor drawing featuring various figures and floral motifs on a white background, including a madonna figure in the center with a cross-out circle over her face. Some colorful figures and creatures dance and pose along the bottom while more abstract appendages move along the top. Written text near the bottom reads: "Need a friend? Call your EGD" and "Reivincdico: Mi derecho a ser un MONSTRUO que otros seah lo normal el vaticano normal".

Works by multidisciplinary Argentine artist La Chola Poblete, 2020s, whose practice addresses colonial legacies, white supremacy, trans identity, and cultural displacement.

Collage depicting a mass of various images and photos of objects and sculptures on a tall wall, below which is a Black woman posing alongside a red race car.

Collage depicting a mass of various images and photos of objects and artwork grouped in a loose rounded shape with a grayscale eye in the center, floating over a yellow tiled wall.

Collage depicting a mass of various images and photos of objects and people hovering in front of a young woman in a yellow sweatshirt, posing within a photo studio set draped with blue fabric.

Collage depicting a setting resembling a computer desktop, with various small rectangular images floating randomly over a photo of a ceramic sculpture of a reclining woman within a hot pink background.

Works by Canadian artist Sara Cwynar, 2010s-20s, whose practice explores image saturation and manipulation in contemporary media and advertising.

Abstract painting of dripping-down lines, in three columns of maroon, yellow, and purple-black, over a bright red background.

Abstract painting of dripping-down lines in bright white over a black background. A heavy mist of white paint strokes moves across the bottom.

Abstract painting of dripping-down lines in bright yellow, over a dark blue background. A mist of yellow paint strokes moves across the lower half.

Abstract painting of dripping-down lines, in three columns of blue, orange, and green, over a bright red background. A mist of yellow paint strokes moves across the bottom.

Paintings by American artist Pat Steir, 1990s-2020s, known for her meditative, gestural "waterfall" works. She was a founding member of the feminist Heresies Collective as well as Printed Matter in NYC. She passed away earlier this week at the age of 87.

Sci-fi illustration in an energetic, detailed style depicting a metallic machine with spindly arms and legs with green figures looking through its windows, looming over several figures in combat, within a smoky red landscape.

Sci-fi illustration of a yellow and orange landscape with pointy mountains in the foreground and floating husks over the swirling ground.

Sci-fi illustration in a pink palette depicting a purple-skinned woman standing in the center of a pink landscape filled with floating pink pyramids. A large purple snake emerges from the foreground and curves over to crawl up her legs. A number of spindly metallic arms branch out in the background.

Sci-fi illustration in a green palette depicting a large dragon-like sculpture set within a large stone hall lined with sculptured green columns.

Works by French comics artist and writer Philippe Druillet, 1960s-80s.

Composition with a cut-out bearded white man's face hovering over a large horizontal bow and arrow and a grouping of red and blue crosses bursting out of a small blue orb. Text including "Ariette" and "Doubli de la Chapelle Etourdie" is written over the pale yellow-green background.

Abstract composition with a large circular form, inside is a black center circle with sepia rays emitting from it and gray textured circles spread out within. The background is made up of sections of light blue, orange, gray, and black. The text "Solitude-Entonnoin" is written near the bottom.

Abstract composition featuring a drawing of a simplified, upside down Eiffel Tower, placed over various colorful circles and crescent shapes, all over a light gray background. Various text in different fonts and colors is written vertically over the image, including "Les Astres Seteindraient" and "Rait esirbes ecalglate".

Abstract composition with geometric shapes and lines in different colors, including a structure with vertical rectangles and a large "6", floating within a white space. A large black curving line underscores the text "Fabrique de Joie".

Mixed media works by French artist Suzanne Duchamp, 1910s-20s, who was affiliated with the Paris Dada group and later moved into figure and landscape paintings.

Painting depicting a woman with purple-gray skin, black hair, and a gold mask sitting up in shallow green water, wearing an orange and black check bodysuit. Behind her is a black bull with gold-tipped horns. The background is a swirling black and blue wall.

Painting depicting a humanoid figure with red skin and large curving holes revealing the pink and red desert background. Their face has an open center void emitting thin tentacle-like strips.

Painting of a humanoid figure with a purple face whose neck and shoulders are decorated with purple, black and red curving lines. Large snails move in a circle over their face and shoulders. Their hair is striped black, white, and brown, with a curved patch of black hair hovering over their head. The background is an abstract pink and green landscape.

Painting depicting a woman with long black hair sitting in a large curved green wicker chair. Their body is covered in a purple and black bodysuit or tattoos, with red flowers over their chest. The setting is an abstract orange and pink desert landscape.

Paintings by Philippines-born Canadian artist Marigold Santos, 2020s, whose practice explores identity and self-hood through motifs of multiplicity, fragmentation, and empowerment.

Sculptural assortment of geometrically shaped pillows in different colors and patterns, arranged around a central couch or bed.

Outdoor installation of several groupings of colored cubes stacked in different arrangements, including a central tower of red and green blocks on which a woman is sitting and relaxing.

Sculptural assortment of large, colored geometric shapes stacked in different assortments in a white-walled gallery.

Sculptural assortment of large black and white cubes stacked to the ceiling in a room with soft pink vertical stripes on the walls. They are decorated with geometric shapes as well as floral silhouettes.

Sculpture installation by multidisciplinary French-Moroccan artist Yto Barrada, 2010s-20s, whose varied practice draws from historical, cultural, and sociopolitical sources including architecture, textile design, mythology, diaspora, and personal experience.

Composition with an abstract pink and white ground overlaid with black loafer shoes, foil material, and a cut-out heart covered with red paint drips.

Composition with a textured gold-yellow background and a painted triangle at the bottom. A paper cut-out image of a pickup truck which has been cut in half is poised over the point of the triangle.

Abstract composition of a spray-painted background in green, red, yellow, and brown, overlaid with zig-zag vertical wires resembling a chain-link fence.

Painting of a flat light blue field, overlaid with two stuffed gloves painted the same blue placed on either side of a central triangle outlined by thin flat string. One line extends past the rounded tip of the triangle, angled up towards the upper right of the canvas.

Mixed media works by American artist Brenna Youngblood, 2010s-20s.

Painting in a crisp style depicting brown square columns and shallow steps leading into a pond, with green hills in the background and a oink sky.

Painting with a bold color palette depicting an interior scene of large room with pink floors filled with some small tables and chairs, with a tall set of shelves holding various vases. Flowers and green plants fill the bottom of the screen. The walls open out to an idyllic landscape with trees, water, a curving path, and an orange sunset.

Painting depicting a house seen from the outside, with floor-to-ceiling windows revealing a green interior with red table and chairs. Large green leaves fill the foreground. A figure is seen from the back near the inside of the door, while a car in the distance pulls up to their house.

Painting in a crisp style and yellow-pink palette depicting a kitchen interior showing a table with stools and a sink. Large windows reveal a landscape with curving oink river, trees, and a blue-purple sky.

Paintings by British artist Alfie Caine, 2020s.

Black and white double exposure photograph depicting semi-translucent images of smiling children sitting and hanging on monkey bars at a city park.

Black and white double exposure photograph depicting semi-translucent images of a child in double hanging upside down on monkey bars at a city park.

Black and white double exposure photograph depicting semi-translucent images of a girl in double standing near a water spray at a city park.

Black and white double exposure photograph depicting semi-translucent images of two children sitting at the bottom of a curved slide at a city park.

Photographs from the "Two/Two" series by Puerto Rican artist Sophie Rivera, 1995, known for her portraits of Nuyorican working class communities.

Abstract painting with curving, overlapping pink lines over a softer pink background, with various green blobby circles nestled within the lines, with the whole composition resembling a nest.

Abstract painting in a bold blue, green, and rust palette with large organic forms with various circles and squiggly forms within.

Abstract painting in a palette of yellow, green, pink, and brown, with various curving shapes placed closely together, vaguely resembling organs.

Abstract painting in a bright orange palette, with a loose grid square in the center with yellow-orange and some green paint strokes.

Paintings by American artist Charles Seliger, 1940s-60s.

Colorful freestanding stoneware sculpture of a woman's head and neck, seen in profile leaning on an orange stem coming out of a purple fruit. Her skin is green and eyes pink, with a second set of eyes and nose on her cheek, with long wavy brown hair going down her back.

Colorful freestanding stoneware sculpture of an orange head with pink eyes and open fanged mouths, with white hair and a golden crown. A long-stemmed colorless flower emerges from an opening on the face, drooping down over a pale purple pedestal.

Colorful freestanding stoneware sculpture of a mint-colored cat in a partially reclining position, with a mishmosh of pink eyes and an open fanged mouth placed haphazardly along its face. Its fur is covered with sunflowers in raised relief.

Colorful freestanding stoneware sculpture of a figure's head and torso, with blue skin and various pink eyes and shapes on their face, and white hair. They wear a white sweater with blue and red patterning, and a large gold compass medallion necklace.

Sculpture by American artist Emily Counts, 2020s.

Painting in a realistic style with surreal elements depicting a woman with brown skin and dark brown hair wearing a sparkly black dress, lounging on a padded chair and surrounded by large green leaves and floral blooms. A white snake curls over her shoulder, and various pieces of jewelry are seen throughout the composition. A Black woman with a jeweled headband peers out in the lower left corner, and a hand with fingers crossed reaches from the upper right.

Painting in a realistic style with surreal elements depicting a Black man and woman wearing black clothing, standing within a green jungle environment with various leaves and oranges. Hands reach out from three sides of the canvas, and a parrot sits on a branch in the foreground. A black panther peeks out between the couple, partly hidden by leaves.

Painting in a realistic style with surreal elements depicting three women wearing colorful dresses and sitting on the deck of a boat, drinking wine and surrounded by flowers and palm trees. A calm ocean is seen behind them with a sunset.

Painting in a realistic style with surreal elements depicting a Black figure with braids wearing a floral jacket, sitting in a wicker chair and holding a large yellow and blue parrot on their arm. Large green leaves and fronds surround them and make up the background.

Paintings by Paris-based Colombian artist Stefania Tejada, 2020s.

Black and white photogram with an image of a white woman in profile overlaid with white abstract shapes.

Black and white photogram with an abstract composition of folded white forms.

Black and white photogram of hazy white paper-like texture over an impression of backwards newspaper text.

Black and white photogram with squiggly horizontal lines moving over sculptural white forms.

Works by German artist and poet Anneliese Hager, 1940s-60s, known for her experiments with camera-less photograph techniques. Much of her work was destroyed in the bombing of Dresden.