Derrick Adams is a Baltimore-born artist whose critically admired work spans painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, performance, video, and sound installations.
Adams’ multidisciplinary practice explores the ways in which individuals’ ideals, aspirations, and personae become attached to specific objects, colors, textures, symbols, and ideologies. His work probes the influence of popular culture on the formation of self-image, and the relationship between man and monument as they coexist and embody one another. Adams is also deeply immersed in questions of how African American experiences intersect with art history, American iconography, and consumerism. Most notably in his “Floater” series, he portrays Black Americans at leisure, positing that respite itself is a political act when embraced by Black communities. The radicality of this position has materialized in Adams’ work across his "Deconstruction Worker," "Figure in the Urban Landscape," and "Beauty World" series.
In formal terms, Adams’ practice is rooted in Deconstructivist philosophies related to the fragmentation and manipulation of structure and surface, and the marriage of complex and improbable forms. His tendency to layer, hybridize, and collage not only images and materials, but also different types of sensory experiences, link the artist to an estimable lineage of pioneers ranging from Hannah Höch and Henri Matisse to William H. Johnson and Romare Bearden. In Adams’ art, the process can also be understood as an analog, as he once remarked: “Everything that we are is based on a specific construction.”
Adams received his M.F.A. from Columbia University and B.F.A. from Pratt Institute. He is an alumnus of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation’s Studio Program.
Adams is a recipient of a Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Residency (2019), a Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship (2018), a Studio Museum Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize (2016), and a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award (2009). He has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, including "Where I’m From — Derrick Adams" (2019) at The Gallery in Baltimore City Hall; "Derrick Adams: Sanctuary" (2018) at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York; and "Derrick Adams: Transmission" (2018) at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver. Adams’ work has been presented in numerous important public exhibitions, including "Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth." (2019) at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati; "PERFORMA" (2015, 2013, and 2005); "The Shadows Took Shape" (2014) and "Radical Presence" (2013–14) at the Studio Museum in Harlem; "The Channel" (2012) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music; "Greater New York" (2005) at MoMA PS1; and "Open House: Working In Brooklyn" (2004) at the Brooklyn Museum.
Adams’ work resides in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Birmingham Museum of Art.
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$15,000
Party Guest #2 - An original framed print in top condition by Derrick Adams
By Derrick Adams
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Party Guest #2, 2021 "We Came to Party and Plan Series” 3 Hand signed and dated lower right Screenprint, relief, fabric, collage Size: 24 x 18 in (61 x 45.7 cm) Frame size: 30 x 24 i...
Ebony, Screen
$1,875
H 17.75 in W 32.25 in D 2 in
An Atlantic City Summer, 3D Mixed Media Serigraph, Signed, 33/350
By Charles Fazzino
Located in Aventura, FL
Triple layered 3D constructed mixed media serigraph on white museum board with crystals, glitter and additional embellishments. Hand signed lower right by Charles Fazzino. Hand num...
Mixed Media, Screen
All Four Victory
By Werner Bronkhorst
Located in London, GB
Bronkhorst's artwork captures the exhilaration of triumph as Lando stands proudly atop his car, basking in the glory of significant win - his first ever on home soil. Behind him, bol...
Wood, Paper, Giclée
$6,875
H 12.5 in W 12.5 in D 0.25 in
Banksy - We Love You...So Love Us Flower Bomber Silkscreen Album Cover & LP rare
By Banksy
Located in New York, NY
Various artists We Love You...So Love Us, 2000 We Love You – AMOUR 1 LP Cover art credit: Banksy Album cover with vinyl record inside Vinyl record held silkscreened album cover 12 1/...
Plastic, Mixed Media, Board, Screen
$2,100
H 23.5 in W 19 in D 2 in
Perfectly Palm Beach, Hand Signed 3D Deluxe Edition, 23.5 x 19 in. Framed, 2006
By Charles Fazzino
Located in Aventura, FL
Triple layered 3D constructed mixed media serigraph on white museum board with crystals, glitter and additional embellishments. Hand signed lower right by Charles Fazzino. Hand num...
Glitter, Mixed Media, Screen
$1,800
H 4.1 in W 3 in D 0.2 in
Set of Six (Six) Scout Series Embroidered textile Patches brand new and sealed
By Kerry James Marshall
Located in New York, NY
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL Set of Six (Six) Scout Series Embroidered Patches, 2017 Rayon thread on poly twill backed embroidered patches, set of six. Brand new in original packaging. Large...
Textile, Mixed Media
$375
H 19 in W 16.75 in
Original 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop bag (Keith Haring pop shop New York)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Pop Shop, 1986: Vintage original 1980s Keith Haring Pop Shop bag designed & illustrated by the artist. Features a bold Keith Haring printed signature and standout original Haring Pop shop logos, plus bright, lush colors which make for a unique framepiece. Medium: silkscreened vinyl shopping bag. 19 x 16.75 inches inches. Minor wear commensurate with age & medium; in otherwise good vintage condition. A very cool vintage original Keith Haring frame piece within reach. Keith Haring Pop Shop: In 1986, New York artist Keith Haring opened the Pop Shop in downtown Manhattan. Haring saw the Pop Shop as an extension of his work, a fun boutique where his art could be accessible to everyone. For nearly twenty years, the shop continued to be a downtown attraction with floor-to-ceiling murals...
Plastic, Screen
$975
H 13 in W 12.25 in D 2 in
Strolling P-Town, Hand Signed 3D Mixed Media, 13 x 12.25 in. Framed, 2008
By Charles Fazzino
Located in Aventura, FL
Double layered 3D constructed mixed media serigraph on white museum board with glitter. Hand signed lower right by Charles Fazzino. Hand numbered 39/100 lower left. Sheet size: 8 ...
Glitter, Mixed Media, Screen
$1,500
H 17 in W 17 in D 2 in
Roy Lichtenstein Screen Print on Waxed Paper Plate, 1969, 10x10 in
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on waxed paper plate. Unsigned from an unknown edition. Published by Bert Stern, New York. Plate size 10 x 10 inches. Frame size approx 17 x 17 inches. Stamped "Ro...
Paper, Screen
$4,500
H 46.5 in W 24.25 in D 2 in
Paradise Found... Palm Beach County, Hand Signed 3D Deluxe Edition, 46 x 24 in.
By Charles Fazzino
Located in Aventura, FL
Triple layered 3D constructed mixed media serigraph on white museum board with crystals, glitter and additional embellishments. Hand signed lower right by Charles Fazzino. Hand num...
Mixed Media, Screen, Glitter
$1,500
H 20 in W 18.62 in D 2 in
A Star Of Unity, Hand Signed 3D Deluxe Edition, Edition of 200, 20x18 in. Framed
By Charles Fazzino
Located in Aventura, FL
Triple layered 3D constructed mixed media serigraph on acid free rag museum paper, hand embellished with 18 carat gold leafing paint with crystals and glitter. Hand signed lower rig...
Gold Leaf
$150
H 24 in W 18 in
"Jake Yeager Untitled 10" aerosol and screenprint, skulls and animalia
By Jake Yeager
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Jake Yeager Untitled 10" is an original artwork by Jake Yeager and is made from spray paint and screenprint. This piece measures 24”h x 18”w. Founded in 1997 at 1...
Paper, Spray Paint, Screen
$879Sale Price|35% Off
H 36.62 in W 25.2 in D 0.2 in
To Tell Such Stories - still life, hand signed, Roy Fairchild
By Roy Fairchild
Located in London, GB
This serigraph print is for sale from Roy Fairchild's Personal Collection. This print will come with a certificate of authenticity from London Contemporary Gallery and a unique signe...
Screen
Derrick Adams Silkscreen, 2022, Signed, Silver Lining
By Derrick Adams
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Derrick Adams Title: Silver Lining Medium: Silkscreen, relief, and collage Year: 2022 Edition: 36/100 Frame Size: 31 1/4" x 24 1/2" Sheet Size: 27" x 20 1/4" Signed: Hand sig...
Screen
Silver Lining
By Derrick Adams
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Derrick Adams Title: Silver Lining Medium: Silkscreen, relief, and collage Year: 2022 Edition: 29/100 Frame Size: 31 1/4" x 24 1/2" Sheet Size: 2...
Screen