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Bisa Butler, Coco with Morning Glories (detail), 2024, quilted and appliquéd textiles

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Penn Quarter

Bisa Butler: Tender Monuments (Bisa Butler: Tender Monuments)

Upcoming19 March 2027 – 22 August 2027·Free

Eine Werkschau zur Mitte der Schaffensphase mit fast vierzig großformatigen Quilt-Porträts von Bisa Butler, die gemeinsam mit Arbeiten prägender Vorbilder wie Faith Ringgold und Betye Saar präsentiert werden.

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Photo by Zachary Balber, courtesy the artist and Jeffrey Deitch (Courtesy of the museum)