Representative work by Terry Adkins
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Artist

Terry Adkins

1953–2014 · American · Based in New York, USA (d. 2014)

  • Fisk University, Nashville
  • Illinois State University
  • University of Kentucky
  • Acoustic Sculpture
  • Assemblage
  • Performance
  • Printmaking

Terry Adkins created sculptural installations and performances that honored overlooked Black cultural figures through what he called 'recitals.' His work combined found instruments, fabricated objects, sound and archival research.

Sculpture; sound; performance

Gallery Representation

Major Works

  • 1998Nenuphar
  • 2003Darkwater Record
  • 1995The Last Trumpet
  • 2012Flumen Orationis
  • 2012The Principalities
  • 2003Recital for W.E.B. Du Bois
  • 1995Aviarium
  • 2000sMuffled Drums
  • 1986 onwardThe Lone Wolf Recital Corps projects
  • 2014Infinity Is Always Less Than One

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Interviews & Writing

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