Derrick Adams

Derrick Adams is a multidisciplinary artist whose work enriches the dialogue around contemporary Black life and culture through scenes of normalcy and perseverance. He has developed an iconography of joy, leisure, and the pursuit of happiness with a multidisciplinary practice that encompasses paintings, sculptures, collages, performances, videos, and public projects. As we could see in his work Silver Lining, Adams synthesizes representational imagery and vibrant colors with planar Cubist geometry to produce multifaceted figures that address the richness of the Black experience.