when no softness came
Diedrick Brackens
Contemporary Art
Inspired by stories of historical and contemporary Black cowboys, when no softness came reimagines the trope of heroic male victors riding on horseback by illustrating a moment of respite and ease. Like many of Diedrick Brackens’s weavings, this scene of intimacy and tenderness creates personal mythologies that center queer Black identity.
PORTFOLIO/SERIES
From the series: "Black Cowboy"
MEDIUM
Cotton twine and threads, acrylic yarns, polyester thread (possible), dyes
DATES
2019
DIMENSIONS
98 1/2 × 101 1/2 in. (250.2 × 257.8 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2019.12
CREDIT LINE
Purchased with funds given by The LIFEWTR Fund at Frieze New York 2019
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Diedrick Brackens (American, born 1989). when no softness came, 2019. Cotton twine and threads, acrylic yarns, polyester thread (possible), dyes, 98 1/2 × 101 1/2 in. (250.2 × 257.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by The LIFEWTR Fund at Frieze New York 2019, 2019.12. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy Various Small Fires LA, CUR.2019.12_Various_Small_Fires_LA_photograph.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2019.12_Various_Small_Fires_LA_photograph.jpg. Image courtesy Various Small Fires LA, 2019
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