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Artist
Derek Fordjour
b. 1974, Memphis, Tennessee · American · Based in New York, New York
- MFA, Hunter College (2016)
- Ed.M., Harvard University (2002)
- BA, Morehouse College (2001)
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Installation
- Assemblage
Derek Fordjour constructs vibrant, textured reliefs using layered newsprint, cardboard, charcoal, oil pastel, and glitter. His scenes of athletic spectacles, brass bands, and carnivals critique structural inequality, racial surveillance, and the vulnerability inherent in public performance.
Black contemporary art
Gallery Representation
DOCUMENTATION
EXHIBITION IMAGES via Contemporary Art Library ↗Artist Films
Derek Fordjour in Conversation with Jennie Goldstein | Live from the Whitney
Whitney Museum of American ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
MOCA Building Art: Derek Fordjour
The Museum of Contemporary Art2 minOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Museums & Public Collections
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