Representative work by Chakaia Booker
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Chakaia Booker

b. 1953, Newark, New Jersey, USA · American

Chakaia Booker creates dynamic sculptures from discarded rubber tires, steel and found materials. Cutting, twisting and layering tread patterns, she transforms industrial waste into forms that evoke bodies, armor, landscape and movement.

Sculpture

Major Works

  • 2000It’s So Hard to Be Green
  • 2001Raw Attraction
  • 2003No More Milk and Cookies
  • 2001Acid Rain
  • 1991Shaved Portions
  • 2000sIntersections
  • 2000sUrban Mask
  • 2000sRubbermade
  • 1995Repugnant Rapunzel
  • 1990s onwardTire Sculptures

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