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A black-and-white photograph depicts an abstract composition of etched and torn surfaces and textures over a flat matte grey and speckled white background.

A Ground in the Air

A color photograph of a large, grey plasticine sphere on a dirty grate in the middle of a paved street. The sphere shows indentations from the grate.

Yielding Stone Image

Elizabeth

A sculpture made of an orthopedic walker and various salvaged metal works with a rolled up American flag wrapped in plastic laying across it.

Objectification Process

A small ceramic sculpture comprises a rectangular slab with two protruding, crossed, leg-like forms, a shiny black puddle that oozes down the sides, and a red flower-like tuft.

Boston Scrambler

A grainy color photograph shows three light-skinned people in a hallway next to a wall of pinned-up images of nudes: a woman made up like a movie starlet and coyly posed, and two men in open collared shirts, one with a T-shirt underneath, holding theatrical masks and looking directly at the viewer.

“Nymph-O-Maniac” Promo Still Spectacular Studios

A black-and-white photograph of a bedroom with an inverted projection of two houses on the wall behind the bed.

Camera Obscura: Houses Across the Street in Our Bedroom, Quincy, Massachusetts

Abelardo Morell

A color photograph depicts a snapshot of a Black man standing in a yard lying, on top of a page from a textbook showing a photo of Walter Cronkite next to a map of South America, displayed flat on a wooden floor.

Riffs on Real Time (3 of 10), from the series Riffs on Real Time

A painting featuring two sheets of lined penmanship paper surrounded by clusters of small eyes.

Untitled

Ellen Gallagher

A black-and-white photograph shows the artist, a Black woman, standing shoulder to shoulder with her mother before floral-patterned wallpaper. They are wearing white tank tops and casual bottoms and gaze directly at the viewer.

Momme Portrait Series (Floral Comforter), from the series The Notion of Family

LaToya Ruby Frazier

A black-and-white photograph shows the artist, a Black woman, and her mother in lounge wear and hair caps reflected in a mirror resting on a gas radiator.

Mom Making an Image of Me, from the series The Notion of Family

LaToya Ruby Frazier

A black-and-white photograph shows the artist, a Black woman, gazing directly at the viewer with the reflection of her mother visible in a mirror behind her. She is wearing a T-shirt with the cast of the Cosby Show on it.

Huxtables, Mom and Me, from the series The Notion of Family

LaToya Ruby Frazier

A color photograph of a sandy dune with plants obscured by a cloudy, black form with the words "yes Tomorrow no Tomorrow" scratched into it.

Yes Tomorrow, No Tomorrow

A grayscale photograph of the phrase "The Day-Sob-Dies" suspended between two thin poles in an overgrown field against the skyline of a city in the distance.

The Day-Sob-Dies

A color photograph of a light-skinned young boy in grayish-green standing in a wooded park.

Tiergarten, Berlin, August 13, 2000

Rineke Dijkstra

A long, bright green photograph that attaches to the wall and extends onto the floor to look like a green screen backdrop.

Green Screen #4

A print consisting of three black-and-white images, of a falling plane, the night sky, and a kinetic sculpture.

Concentric Bearings D

A color photograph of two light-skinned young boys in plaid swimsuits standing side-by-side at the edge of the water on a rocky beach.

Dubrovnik, Croatia, July 13, 1996

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned woman with short brown hair in a dark top, jeans, and white socks sitting in a chair with a baby in her arms, facing and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, June 19, 2008

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a pregnant light-skinned woman wearing a bright blue blouse and sitting with one arm propped on the back of a black chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, January 4, 2008

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned young woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a turquoise blouse and sitting with one arm slung over the back of a black chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, March 24, 2007

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of a light-skinned young woman wearing a white blouse and blue jeans, sitting sideways on a chair to face the viewer.

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands, March 29, 2005

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of an light-skinned adolescent girl with blondish hair wearing a pink tank and blue jeans sitting on a chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands, June 25, 2003

Rineke Dijkstra

A color photograph of an light-skinned adolescent girl with long brown hair wearing a red tank and black pants sitting on a chair, positioned at an angle and gazing at the viewer.

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands, April 13, 2002

Rineke Dijkstra

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