The Heart Of The Matter

Amy Sherald – “the heart of the matter…” exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, New York.

Drawing upon the American Realist tradition, Amy Sherald documents the contemporary black experience through her paintings. Sherald debuts a collection of new paintings at her first Hauser & Wirth exhibition that reinforces the multiplicities of African-American life and invites viewers to reconsider commonly accepted notions of race and representation.

‘I look at America’s heart — people, landscapes, and cityscapes — and I see it as an opportunity to add to an American art narrative… I paint because I am looking for versions of myself in art history and in the world.’—Amy Sherald.

Featured image: Sometimes the king is a woman – 2019 oil on canvas

Design and Style Report image, Amy Sherald, Hauser & Wirth
There is no charm equal to the tenderness of heart – 2019 oil on canvas
Design and Style Report image, Amy Sherald, Hauser & Wirth
Precious jewels by the sea – 2019 oil on canvas
Design and Style Report image, Amy Sherald, Hauser & Wirth
A single man in possession of a good fortune – 2019 oil on canvas
Design and Style Report image, Amy Sherald, Hauser & Wirth
The girl next door – 2019 oil on canvas
Design and Style Report image, Amy Sherald, Hauser & Wirth
Handsome – 2019 oil on canvas
Design and Style Report image, Amy Sherald, Hauser & Wirth
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be (Self-imagined atlas) – 2018 oil on canvas
Design and Style Report image, Amy Sherald, Hauser & Wirth
If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it – 2019 oil on canvas

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