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). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Tiffany Hott, 2019.31. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2019.31_PS11.jpg)
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). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Tiffany Hott, 2019.31. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of the artist, 2019.31.jpg)
Blue Horn
Derek Fordjour
Contemporary Art
On View:
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.
MEDIUM
Oil pastel, charcoal, acrylic, cardboard, and carved newspaper, mounted on canvas
DATES
2017
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) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2019.31
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Tiffany Hott
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Tiffany Hott, 2019.31. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2019.31_PS11.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2019.31_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2021
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
© Derek Fordjour
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