Blue Horn
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Object Label
Blue Horn depicts a cheerleader turned away from the viewer, her pep and her uniform seemingly out of place against the jungle-like backdrop and checkered pink-and-teal floor. The dreamlike feel of the painting is underscored by the tactile and delicate surface—achieved through the buildup and breakdown of newspapers and cardboard—creating a further sense of distance between viewer and subject. By reconsidering the spectacle and nostalgia of sporting events in his work, Derek Fordjour questions the visibility of gendered and racialized bodies in one of the country’s most celebrated pastimes.
Caption
Derek Fordjour American, born 1974. Blue Horn, 2017. Oil pastel, charcoal, acrylic, cardboard, and carved newspaper, mounted on canvas, 60 × 40 in., 85 lb. (152.4 × 101.6 cm, 38.56kg) frame: 67 1/4 × 49 1/4 × 4 3/8 in. (170.8 × 125.1 × 11.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Tiffany Hott, 2019.31. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2019.31_PS11.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Blue Horn
Date
2017
Medium
Oil pastel, charcoal, acrylic, cardboard, and carved newspaper, mounted on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
60 × 40 in., 85 lb. (152.4 × 101.6 cm, 38.56kg) frame: 67 1/4 × 49 1/4 × 4 3/8 in. (170.8 × 125.1 × 11.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Tiffany Hott
Accession Number
2019.31
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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