Garden Arches III
2024
Raw Virginia cotton, polyurethane resin, Sharpie transfer, fiberglass
51.5 x 35.75 x 1.5" / 130.8 x 90.8 x 3.8cm
Exhibition view, 15th Gwangju Biennale (2024). Image courtesy of Gwangju Biennale Foundation. Photo: Studio Soozip
Residue XIII
2023
Raw Virginia cotton, polyurethane resin, altered t-shirts
22 x 16 x 2" / 55.6 x 40.3 x 4.8cm
Installation view: Kevin Beasley: Residue series, 2023-2024, Casey Kaplan, New York
The Brush Flowers
2023
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, Sharpie transfer, fiberglass
74 x 55.5 x 2.5" / 187.96 x 140.97 x 6.35cm
Garden Window V with Spiders
2023
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, Sharpie transfer, fiberglass
51.5 x 35.5 x 1.5" / 130.8 x 90.2 x 3.8cm
Garden Window IV of Flowers
2023
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, Sharpie transfer, fiberglass
51.5 x 35.5 x 1.5" / 130.8 x 90.2 x 3.8cm
On time: For Benjamin Banneker and Peter Hill an English Movement
2023
Sapele, Walnut, George III antique grandfather longcase clock 30hr movement 11 inch painted dial, polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, altered housedresses, altered t-shirts, confetti housedresses, confetti t-shirts, cloth face mask, guineafowl feathers, fiberglass
64.75 x 18 x 10.75" / 164.1 x 45.7 x 27.3cm
In an effort to keep
2023
38-channel recording, custom speakers, amplifiers, vintage speakers, audio playback rack, monitor, custom cabinetry, acoustic panels, carpet, lounge chairs, FM hearing system, speaker cables, custom lighting system
Duration: 16-hours
234 x 374” / 594.36 x 949.96cm
Performers: Taja Cheek, Paul Hamilton, Ralph Lemon, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste
Sound Engineer: Daniel Neumann
In an effort to keep (Detail)
Installation view: Kevin Beasley, In an effort to keep, Casey Kaplan, New York, May 13 - July 28, 2023
Diffuser...Still it burns.
2023
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, housedresses, dye sublimation t-shirt, t-shirts, January 28th 2023 edition of The New York Times, hooded jacket, sandbags
42.5 x 42.25 x 19” / 107.95 x 107.31 x 48.26cm
Diffuser...Still it burns., 2023 (Alternate view)
Site XXIX
2023
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, housedresses, altered housedresses, confetti t-shirts, altered t-shirts, guineafowl feathers, fiberglass
74.5 x 92.5 x 2” / 189.23 x 234.95 x 5.08cm
Installation view: Kevin Beasley, In an effort to keep, Casey Kaplan, New York, May 13 - July 28, 2023
In an effort to keep something special is an effort to keep loving
2007-2023
Custom-built walnut and teak bookcase, polyurethane resin, housedresses, t-shirts, altered plunger, Niagara spray starch, “Rhombic DoDo” (2007) copper, Tonka Truck Turbo Diesel Crane 1988, broken teapot, Colonial Williamsburg black vase, Little Brown Jug, Detroit Tigers New Era baseball cap, Aunt Jemima Buttermilk pancake boxes, chest rub, Virginia pine tree root, UNDEFEATED x CONVERSE CONS Weapon “Patchwork” shoes, altered boot, altered dress shoe, sweatpants, sweatshirt, raw Virginia cotton, polyurethane foam
75.25 x 60.75 x 18.25” / 191.1 x 154.3 x 46.35cm
In an effort to keep something special is an effort to keep loving (Detail)
Two trees
2023
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, confetti t-shirts, confetti housedresses, Sharpie transfer
55.25 x 74 x 2.5” / 140.34 x 188 x 6.35cm
HANGAR
2023
Wicker and Walnut Armoire by American of Martinsville, polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, hangers, baby clothes, altered Nike ACG boots, du-rags, Martin Margiela Retrofit High top sneakers, housedresses, t-shirts, dye sublimation t-shirt
63.5 x 33.25 x 33.75” / 161.29 x 84.45 x 85.72cm
Installation view: Kevin Beasley, In an effort to keep, Casey Kaplan, New York, May 13 - July 28, 2023
Vista XXXV
2023
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, Sharpie transfer
11 x 16 x 1.5” / 27.94 x 40.64 x 3.81cm
Cottonwood (From The Grove)
2022
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, dye sublimation t-shirts, altered t-shirts, confetti t-shirts, housedress, epoxy resin, carbon fiber, altered housedresses, durags, work gloves, shoelaces
74 x 250.75 x 2" / 187.96 x 635.63 x 5.8cm
Valentines Pines (residence)
2022
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, dye sublimation t-shirts, a housedress, dirt, guineafowl feathers, confetti t-shirts, altered housedress, confetti housedress, altered t-shirts, epoxy resin, carbon fiber
74 x 167.25 x 2" / 188 x 424.81 x 5.1cm
Vista VIII
2022
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, confetti t-shirts, Sharpie transfer
15 x 19 x 1.5" / 38.1 x 48.26 x 3.81cm
Vista XIV (detail)
2022
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, confetti t-shirts, Sharpie transfer
15 x 18.88 x 1.5" / 38.1 x 47.94 x 3.81cm
Vista IX (Brush and Saplings)
2022
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, confetti t-shirts, Sharpie transfer
16 x 24 x 1.5" / 40.64 x 60.96 x 3.8cm
Site XX
2022
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, one housedress, confetti t-shirts, confetti-housedresses, altered t-shirts, altered housedresses, fiberglass
73.5 x 55.25 x 2" / 186.69 x 140.34 x 5cm
The Road
2019
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, Virginia soil, Virginia twigs, Virginia pine needles, housedresses, kaftans, t-shirts, du-rags, altered housedresses, altered kaftans, altered t-shirts, altered garments, altered tires, scarf, guinea fowl feathers, down feathers, copper, jewelry, shoelaces, mobile phone, burlap satchel, windshield wipers, altered African fabrics, socks, Timberland boots, aluminum, steel
96 x 120 x 10 in/ 243.84 x 304.8 x 25.4cm
Recliner
2019-20
Polyurethane resin, polyurethane foam, housedresses, t-shirts, sweatpants, muslin, altered garments, chair, espadrilles
45 x 59 x 31 in/ 114.3 x 149.86 x 78.74cm
Installation view: Kevin Beasley:Reunion, Casey Kaplan, New York, September 10 - October 24, 2020
Field VII
2020
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, housedresses, dye-sublimation printed t-shirts, t-shirts, altered housedresses, gold powder, carbon fiber
78 x 59.5 x 2 in/ 198.12 x 151.13 x 5.08cm
Field IV
2020
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, housedresses, dye-sublimation printed t-shirts, t-shirts, altered housedresses, gold powder, carbon fiber
78 x 59.5 x 2in/ 198.12 x 151.13 x 5.08cm
NOT ALL OF US SEE EACH OTHER BUT WE ARE HERE
2020
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, dye-sublimation printed t-shirts, t-shirts, du-rags, stockings, studio debris, carbon fiber
93 x 167.5 x 2 in/ 236.22 x 425.45 x 5.08cm
NOT ALL OF US ARE HERE BUT WE SEE EACH OTHER
2020
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, housedresses, dye-sublimation printed t-shirts, t-shirts, du-rags, studio debris, carbon fiber
93 x 167.5 x 2in/ 236.22 x 425.45 x 5.08cm
Sage
2020
Polyurethane resin, housedresses, Nike Cortez
46 x 33 x 34 in/ 116.84 x 83.82 x 86.36cm
Slab III (Bronze Splash)
2020
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, altered housedresses, bronze powder,altered t-shirts, rebar
78 x 59 x 4.5 in. / 198.12 x 149.86 x 11.43cm
Untitled
2020
"Aid-to-trade" garments, housedresses, handbag, umbrella, resin
63 x 31.4 x 33.8" / 160 x 80 x 86cm
Installation View: Kevin Beasley, without a clear discernible image, A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town, February 6 - April 30, 2020
Untitled
2020
Hand carved ebony figurines, crystal clear resin
23 x 17.7 x 11.8" / 60 x 45 x 30 cm
Installation View: Kevin Beasley,without a clear discernible image, A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town, February 6 - April 30, 2020
The Dance
2019
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, housedresses, kaftans, t-shirts, du-rags, altered housedresses, altered kaftans, altered t-shirts, altered garments, stainless steel fasteners
77.5 x 180 x 4" / 195.58 x 457.2 x 10.16cm
Slab XIII
2019
Polyurethane resin, raw Virginia cotton, Virginia pine cones, housedress, t-shirts, du-rags, fishing net, tuxedo shirt, hair clippers, altered housedresses, altered kaftans, altered t-shirts, altered garments, stainless steel fasteners
95.5 x 59.75 x 3.5" / 242.57 x 151.756 x 8.89cm
Installation view of Kevin Beasley: A view of a landscape
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, December 15, 2018-March 10, 2019
Installation view of Kevin Beasley:A view of a landscape(Whitney Museum of American Art, New York)
December 15, 2018-March 10, 2019
Queen of the Night
2018
Resin, housedresses, kaftans, du-rags, t-shirts, CD’s, guinea fowl feathers, clothes pins, hair rollers, hair extensions (tumbleweave), fake gold dookie chain
96 x 83 x 10.5" / 243.84 x 210.82 x 26.67cm
Your face is/is not enough.Performance at Tate Liverpool, Liverpool Biennial
2018
...they can't but did/we can't but will
2018
Housedresses, kaftans, t-shirts, printed t-shirt, printed sweatshirt, resin
72 X 20.25 x 24.75" / 182.88 x 51.44 x 62.87cm
Installation view, Kevin Beasley
May 9 - August 26, 2018
Installation view, Kevin Beasley
May 9 - August 26, 2018
Installation view, Kevin Beasley, ICA Boston
May 9 - August 26, 2018
Installation view, Inherent Structure, Wexner Center for the Arts
May 19 - August 12, 2018
Installation view, Inherent Structure, Wexner Center for the Arts
May 19 - August 12, 2018
Untitled Slab (a series of events)
2018
Housedresses, kaftans, t-shirts, cotton, altered garments, du-rags, guinea fowl feathers, resin
83.5 x 95.5 x 6" / 212.09 x 242.57 x 15.24cm
A view of a reflection
2017
Housedresses, kaftans, t-shirts, socks, du-rags, bandanas, altered garments, altered fitted caps, altered bed sheet, mouthguards, feathers, resin
82.25 x 178 x 5.25" / 208.92 x 452.12 x 13.34cm
Untitled (petrified)
2017 (detail)
Untitled (Self-care product III)
2017
Resin, du-rags, neckties
75 x 55 x 3'' / 190.5 x 139.7 x 7.62cm
Wall
2017
Resin, acoustic foam, wood, NBA jerseys
87 x 66 x 5'' / 220.98 x 167.64 x 12.7cm
Chair of the Ministers of Defense
2016
Resin, wood, acoustic foam, jeans, trousers, du-rags, altered t-shirts, altered hoodies, guinea fowl feathers, wrought iron window gate, vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan rug, kaftans, housedresses, Maasai war shields, Zulu war shields, 1970s vintage peacock rattan chair, 154 x 162 x 84" / 391.2 x 411.5 x 213.4cm
Installation view, Hammer Projects: Kevin Beasley, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, 2017
Untitled (hollow)
2016
Resin, housedresses, kaftans
80 x 73 x 36'' / 203.2 x 185.4 x 91.4cm
Untitled (Sahara)
2016
Resin, house dresses, pants, bandanas, kaftans, altered pillowcase, altered women's sweater, t-shirt, wood
78 x 122.5 x 28.5''/ 198.1 x 311.2 x 72.4cm
Your face is / is not enough
2016
Mixed media
Dimensions variable
Untitled (Sea)
2016
Resin, house dresses
82 x 96 x 26.5''/ 208.3 x 243.8 x 67.3cm
Untitled (Organ)
2015
T-shirts, resin
50 x 34 x 20'' / 127 x 86.4 x 50.8cm
Untitled (12)
2015
Altered New Era fitted hats, house dresses, t-shirts, bandanas, studio debris, pillow cases, resin, down feathers, raw cotton, television mount
93 x 70 x 21'' / 236.2 x 177.8 x 53.3cm
Black Rocker
2015
Rocking chair, 24 seat cushions, Midas M32 digital mixer, effects processors, cables
Dimensions variable
Strange Fruit (Pair 1)
2015
Nike Air Jordan 1 shoes (white and black), resin, polyurethane foam, tube socks, shoelaces, rope, speakers, hypercardiod and contact microphones, amplifier, patch cables, and effects processors
68 x 24 x 17''/ 172.7 x 61 x 43.2cm
