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May 26, 2020

Insider's Picks: Tomashi Jackson

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Tomashi Jackson, an artist who lives and works in New York, New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts, selects her favorites from Future Fair 2020.

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Tomashi Jackson in her Studio. Image courtesy of The New York Times. Photo: Christopher Gregory

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Tomashi Jackson (born 1980) is an American multimedia artist working across painting, video, textiles and sculpture. Jackson was born in Houston, Texas, raised in Los Angeles, and currently lives and works in New York, NY and Cambridge, MA. Jackson was named a 2019 Whitney Biennial participating artist. Jackson currently working on a show and publication for an Exhibition at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She is currently represented by Tilton Gallery in NYC and Night Gallery in LA.

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Naomi Safran-Hon Those Who Got Entangled, 2020 Acrylic, lace, cement, barbed wire, and archival ink jet print on canvas and fabric 63 × 90 × 4 in 160 × 228.6 × 10.2 cm Courtesy of Slag, New York
Naomi Safran-Hon, Those Who Got Entangled, 2020. Acrylic, lace, cement, barbed wire, and archival ink jet print on canvas and fabric, 63 × 90 × 4 in, 160 × 228.6 × 10.2 cm. Courtesy of Slag, New York

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Lucia Hierro Mandao: Para Baby Chower (Hung Open) #2, 2019 Polyorganza, felt, and digital print on brushed nylon 42 × 57 × 5 in 106.7 × 144.8 × 12.7 cm Courtesy of Sean Horton (presents)
Lucia Hierro, Mandao: Para Baby Chower (Hung Open) #2, 2019. Polyorganza, felt, and digital print on brushed nylon, 42 × 57 × 5 in, 106.7 × 144.8 × 12.7 cm
Courtesy of Sean Horton (presents)

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Kalup Linzy Florida On The Phone, 2019 Gouache and photo collage on canvas 13 × 16 in 33 × 40.6 cm Courtesy of Sean Horton (presents)
Kalup Linzy, Florida On The Phone, 2019. Gouache and photo collage on canvas, 13 × 16 in, 33 × 40.6 cm. Courtesy of Sean Horton (presents)

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Clement Valla Wood Duck Suit, 2019 Inkjet on polyester satin, brass 87 × 30 × 30 in 221 × 76.2 × 76.2 cm Courtesy of bitforms.
Clement Valla, Wood Duck Suit, 2019, Inkjet on polyester satin, brass, 87 × 30 × 30 in, 221 × 76.2 × 76.2 cm. Courtesy of bitforms.

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Cristina BanBan Angustia, 2020 Colored pencil on paper 30 × 22 in 76.2 × 55.9 cm Courtesy of 1969 Gallery
Cristina BanBan, Angustia, 2020. Colored pencil on paper, 30 × 22 in, 76.2 × 55.9 cm. Courtesy of 1969 Gallery

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ELIA ALBA Gentle Warrior, 2019 Silk screen transfer on fabric, French lace with pearls, thread, wire, poly-fil, zipper, acrylic 6 × 8 × 10 in 15.2 × 20.3 × 25.4 cm Courtesy of Samsøñ
ELIA ALBA, Gentle Warrior, 2019. Silk screen transfer on fabric, French lace with pearls, thread, wire, poly-fil, zipper, acrylic, 6 × 8 × 10 in, 15.2 × 20.3 × 25.4 cm. Courtesy of Samsøñ

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Bonolo Kavula Live a little , 2020 Cardboard 58 3/10 × 53 1/10 × 2/5 in 148 × 135 × 1 cm Courtesy of Suburbia Contemporary
Bonolo Kavula, Live a little , 2020. Cardboard, 58 3/10 × 53 1/10 × 2/5 in, 148 × 135 × 1 cm. Courtesy of Suburbia Contemporary

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Nyugen E. Smith Bundlehouse (Fourteen x Eleven No.5), 2019 Mixed media and collage on panel, wood hand-made artist frame 14 × 11 in 35.6 × 27.9 cm Courtesy of Samsøñ
Nyugen E. Smith, Bundlehouse (Fourteen x Eleven No.5), 2019, Mixed media and collage on panel, wood hand-made artist frame,. 14 × 11 in, 35.6 × 27.9 cm. Courtesy of Samsøñ

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Anneke Eussen Little Triumph , 2020 Recycled marble pieces from the former "Staatsbibliotheek" (State library) in Berlin, black wires, nails 59 1/10 × 41 7/10 × 1 1/5 in 150 × 106 × 3 cm Courtesy of Tatjana Pieters
Anneke Eussen, Little Triumph , 2020. Recycled marble pieces from the former "Staatsbibliotheek" (State library) in Berlin, black wires, nails, 59 1/10 × 41 7/10 × 1 1/5 in, 150 × 106 × 3 cm. Courtesy of Tatjana Pieters

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Lucia Love Holding Pattern, 2019 Oil on panel 18 × 24 in 45.7 × 61 cm Courtesy of JDJ
Lucia Love, Holding Pattern, 2019. Oil on panel, 18 × 24 in, 45.7 × 61 cm. Courtesy of JDJ

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Ranee Henderson Strikers strain, but the sap's so sticky, 2019 Oil on canvas 72 × 48 in 182.9 × 121.9 cm Courtesy of Rubber Factory
Ranee Henderson, Strikers strain, but the sap's so sticky, 2019. Oil on canvas, 72 × 48 in, 182.9 × 121.9 cm. Courtesy of Rubber Factory

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