Curtain Painting- The Archive as threshold/ as site of disturbance
Operating simultaneously as painting and sculpture, these curtains invite—or at times require—the viewer to physically enter and pass through fragments of the archive. In doing so, the legibility of the image is momentarily disrupted, and the viewer’s movement unsettles the traditional relationship between body and artwork. Through this intimate and kinetic engagement, the archive is not only re-entered but reanimated. The work transforms into a porous, breathing membrane rather than a sealed container—shifting the archive from static memory into lived, embodied experience.
The Fire Next Time, 2019 Beaded curtains, paint 132 x 108 inches / 335.3 x 274.3 cm Fabricated and designed in partnership with HEKLER. Special assistance David and Albert PopaThe Fire Next Time, 2019 Beaded curtains, paint 132 x 108 inches / 335.3 x 274.3 cm Fabricated and designed in partnership with HEKLER. Special assistance David and Albert Popa
The Fire Next Time, 2019 (Alternative view)
The Fire Next Time, 2019 (Alternative view)
Interlocutor, 2021 Steel beaded curtain, paint 91 x 120 inches / 231.1 x 304.8 cm
Interlocutor, 2021 (Alternative View)
Interlocutor, 2021 Installation view
Wading in the Wake, 2020 Beaded curtains, paint 79.25 x 81.5 inches / 201.3 x 207 cm
Wading in the Wake, 2020 (Alternative View)
Wading in the Wake, 2020 (Installation View)
Ballad for Rodney, 2024 Steel beaded curtain, paint 84 x 180 inches / 213.4 x 457.2 cm
Ballad for Rodney, 2024 Detail with glass reproduction of Walter Rodney correspondence. Rights acquired from Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Ballad for Rodney, 2024 Detail with glass reproduction of Walter Rodney correspondence. Rights acquired from Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Ballad for Rodney, 2024 Detail with glass reproduction of Walter Rodney correspondence. Rights acquired from Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Ballad for Rodney, 2024 Detail with glass reproduction of Walter Rodney correspondence. Rights acquired from Robert W. Woodruff Library.
Hush Now Don’t Explain, 2023 Hand painted ball chain curtain 98" x 92 1⁄2" inches / 248.92 x 234.95 cm & 98" x 62 1⁄2" / 248.92 x 158.75 cm
Hush Now Don’t Explain, 2023 Installation view Anat Ebgi Gallery