
Amoako Boafo, Untitled (big teal), 2019. Oil on canvas, 90.725 x 88 inches. Courtesy of Iris and Adam C. Singer.

Genesis Tramaine, The Lord is My Shepard, 2020. Oil slick, oil pastel, Holy Spirit, 72 1/8 x 48 x 2 1/2 inches. Courtesy of Iris and Adam C. Singer.

Kehinde Wiley, Vagner Rodrigues Gomes, 2008. Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 inches. Courtesy of Iris and Adam C. Singer.

Mark Bradford, Isolation, 2009. Mixed media collage on canvas, 60 x 48 inches. Courtesy of Iris and Adam C. Singer.

Michaela Yearwood-Dan, It’s all happening, 2021. Acrylic, ink and oil on canvas, 78 3/4 x 59 1/8 inches. Courtesy of Iris and Adam C. Singer.

Rashid Johnson, Color Men, 2016. Ceramic tile, spray enamel, black soap, wax, 96 1/2 x 72 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches. Courtesy of Iris and Adam C. Singer.

Tschabalala Self, Scarlet, 2018. Oil, flashe, acrylic and fabric on canvas, 84 x 72 inches. Courtesy of Iris and Adam C. Singer.

Wangechi Muti, You Can’t Fly, 2008. Watercolor and mixed media collage on paper, 24 x 14 1/4 inches each. Courtesy of Iris and Adam C. Singer.
In Our Time: Selections from the Singer Collection
In Our Time is a focused look at 25 contemporary artists of the African diaspora from the Iris and Adam C. Singer Collection.
Sep 24, 2022 - Feb 12, 2023
Borrowing from the collection of Iris and Adam C. Singer, In Our Time takes a focused look at more than 30 works by 25 contemporary artists from the African diaspora. Through painting as a primary medium, the exhibition deconstructs the use of narrative, figuration, and abstraction in artworks by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Patrick Alston, Hurvin Anderson, Michael Armitage, Amoako Boafo, Mark Bradford, Dominic Chambers, Jadé Fadojutimi, Derek Fordjour, Alex Gardner, Rashid Johnson, Danielle McKinney, Wangechi Mutu, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Chris Ofili, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, Betye Saar, Tschabalala Self, Vaughn Spann, Genesis Tramaine, Zandile Tshabalala, Kehinde Wiley, and Michaela Yearwood-Dan.
Organized by the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and guest-curated by Allison Glenn.