{"id":736238,"date":"2025-11-25T15:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=736238"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:07:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:07:03","slug":"7-studio-museum-artworks-you-should-see-for-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=736238","title":{"rendered":"7 Studio Museum artworks you should see for yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/art-photography\/article\/69137\/1\/studio-museum-harlem-new-york-art-gallery-black-canon-artists\" data-article-id=\"69137\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.2\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Deana Lawson, Roxie and Raquel (2010)\" class=\"img\" height=\"2508\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431413-1.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1431413-1\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Studio Museum<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><span class=\"month\">November<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"25\">25,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - art-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>7 Studio Museum artworks you should see <span class=\"nowrap\">for yourself<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>The historic institution re-opened its doors this month in Harlem after a seven-year closure \u2013 here\u2019s what not to miss <span class=\"nowrap\">on display<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"month\">November<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"25\">25,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - art-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/isabelbekele\">Isabel Bekele<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<aside class=\"primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky bottom\">\n<div class=\"read-more\"><span class=\"read-more-header\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-items\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-music\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69115\/1\/mixtapification-why-is-everything-a-mixtape-now-doechii-drake-ceebo\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled design (2)\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431211-3.jpg\" title=\"1431211-3\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69115\/1\/mixtapification-why-is-everything-a-mixtape-now-doechii-drake-ceebo\"><span class=\"title\">\u2018Mixtapification\u2019: Why is everything a mixtape now?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-beauty\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/69118\/1\/meet-the-people-taking-psychedelics-to-enhance-their-workouts\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Charli xcx, &quot;360&quot; (2024)\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431220-8.jpg\" title=\"1431220-8\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\">Beauty<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/beauty\/article\/69118\/1\/meet-the-people-taking-psychedelics-to-enhance-their-workouts\"><span class=\"title\">Can psychedelics enhance your workout?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-film-tv\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/69133\/1\/the-ice-tower-marion-cotillard-lucile-hadzihalilovic-director-interview\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LaTourDeGlace_Photogramme_0018\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431364-3.jpg\" title=\"1431364-3\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\">Film &amp; TV<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/69133\/1\/the-ice-tower-marion-cotillard-lucile-hadzihalilovic-director-interview\"><span class=\"title\">The Ice Tower, a dark fairytale about the dangers of obsession<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>It\u2019s safe to say that, for the art-obsessed, New York has no shortage of offerings. The recently re-opened Studio Museum in Harlem, however, now offers something none of its metropolitan counterparts can claim \u2013 a sprawling, seven-floor building specifically dedicated to showcasing Black art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Self-described as the \u201cnexus for art by artists of African descent nationally and internationally\u201d, Studio Museum first opened its doors in 1968, when it was founded by a group of artists, activists and philanthropists. That year was a tumultuous one for Black American history; Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (also known as the Fair Housing Act) was passed, and the country, just a few years out of the Jim Crow era, found itself in a period of change. Harlem, of course, was always a part of that change, acting as a hub for protests, organising and Black cultural expression. Studio Museum created a space to uplift the Black artistic canon during a crucial moment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While the museum has undergone expansions and renovations over its decades-long existence, this recent facelift marks a pivotal moment for its history, and for New York\u2019s art landscape. A far cry from the single-floor loft it once occupied, the museum\u2019s new building, which opened on November 15 after a seven-year closure, is well worth the wait. The towering, geometric edifice, designed by architectural firm Adjaye Associates, is a sleek feast for the eyes. Taken at face value, the new digs seem to say, \u201cWe\u2019re here, we\u2019re back, and we\u2019re better than ever\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To celebrate its comeback, the museum opened with a range of exhibitions emblematic of its collection of more than 8,000 pieces. Here, we share some of our favourite pieces on display.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"a0960cee-1728-4db7-baf3-b39f016d292c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/1\/1431409.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.84\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Studio Museum\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431409.jpg\" width=\"2513\" title=\"1431409\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Albert Vecerka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1>KWAME BRATHWAITE, <em>UNTITLED (GARVEE DAY, DEEDEE IN CAR)<\/em> (1965)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"9208d5ea-f6d3-4141-be31-b39f0182a841\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/1\/1431418.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kwame Brathwaite, Untitled (Garvee Day, Deedee in Car) (1965\" class=\"img\" height=\"1999\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431418.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1431418\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Kwame Brathwaite, Untitled (Garvee Day, Deedee in <span class=\"nowrap\">Car) (1965)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Studio Museum<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Photojournalist Kwame Brathwaite\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Untitled (Garvee Day, Deedee in Car)<\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cka-hgxOGOk\/\"><span>depicts<\/span><\/a><span> a 1965 celebration of the birthday of Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican activist best known for founding the Back-to-Africa movement. Garvey was also known for popularising \u201cBlack is Beautiful,\u201d the mantra and movement that guided much of Brathwaite\u2019s photography. During his time, Brathwaite photographed everyone from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiomuseum.org\/artists\/kwame-brathwaite\"><span>activists to musicians to models<\/span><\/a><span>, creating a diverse body of work that was distinctly concerned with highlighting the beauty of Black aesthetics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>DAWOUD BEY, <em>CHARITA<\/em> (2001)<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"199ad4e4-49d1-4497-a85f-b39f0178642c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/1\/1431412.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.75\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dawoud Bey, Charita (2001)\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431412.jpg\" width=\"2250\" title=\"1431412\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Dawoud Bey, <span class=\"nowrap\">Charita (2001)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Studio Museum<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Charita<\/span><\/em><span> (2001), a photograph of a teenager in Chicago\u2019s south side, was taken by photographer Dawoud Bey, whose career itself originated in resistance. A New York City native, Bey <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiomuseum.org\/artists\/dawoud-bey\"><span>was inspired<\/span><\/a><span> to take up documentary photography after he visited <\/span><em><span>Harlem on My Mind<\/span><\/em><span>, a 1969 exhibition that, despite spotlighting Harlem, did not feature any work by Black artists. Since then, Bey\u2019s photography, which began with his early street portraits in Harlem, has consistently centred Black life, and often contends with themes of race, community and belonging. While the MacArthur \u201cGenius Grant\u201d winner has had no shortage of career highlights, his most impressive attribute, perhaps, is his longstanding commitment to deeply <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/morning-shift\/2017\/10\/23\/macarthur-genius-dawoud-bey-calls-the-award-an-affirmation\"><span>engaging with the subjects<\/span><\/a><span> he shoots, not only using portraiture as an art form, but as a means of connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>DEANA LAWSON, <em>ROXIE AND RAQUEL <\/em>(2019)<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"df7748d2-d69a-4008-85b5-b39f0179aeed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/1\/1431413.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.2\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Deana Lawson, Roxie and Raquel (2010)\" class=\"img\" height=\"2508\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431413-2.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1431413-2\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Deana Lawson, Roxie and <span class=\"nowrap\">Raquel (2010)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Studio Museum<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In Deana Lawson\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Roxie and Raquel<\/span><\/em><span>, two identical twin girls pose back-to-back on a barely-made bed. Despite the familiarity and closeness of the image, Lawson, an identical twin herself, had <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2018\/sep\/15\/black-innocence-rihanna-deana-lawson-intimate-portraits\"><span>met the girls<\/span><\/a><span> that same night in a New Orleans restaurant. The image is a study in symmetry and contrast; besides the twins, white curtains, lamps and bedside tables also appear as doubles. The attention to detail and vulnerability are elements present in all of Dawon\u2019s work, which is often set in domestic spaces. The photographer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiomuseum.org\/artists\/deana-lawson\"><span>casts, directs and dresses<\/span><\/a><span> her subjects, whom she typically meets just before shooting them herself, resulting in stirring, tender portraits that portray the grace and intimacy of Black relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>JORDAN CASTEEL, <em>KEVIN THE KITEMAN<\/em> (2016)<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"0a0929b7-7527-4fda-8d0d-b39f0176c38f\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/1\/1431411.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.33\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jordan Casteel, Kevin the Kiteman (2016)\" class=\"img\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431411.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1431411\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Jordan Casteel, Kevin the <span class=\"nowrap\">Kiteman (2016)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Studio Museum<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>While attending Studio Museum\u2019s artist-in-residence programme, Jordan Casteel would, from her vantage point in the studios, often <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiomuseum.org\/artworks\/kevin-the-kiteman\"><span>spot a man<\/span><\/a><span> in the courtyard flying kites. After meeting, it became clear that they had a shared desire to bring people together; Casteel was working on a project focused on capturing the surrounding community, while the man across the way desired to bring that same community together by sharing the joy of kite-flying. That interaction provided the inspiration for <\/span><em><span>Kevin the Kiteman<\/span><\/em><span>, a kaleidoscopic oil painting bursting with saturation. Following her time as a resident, Casteel continued to expand what Black portraiture could look like, experimenting with palettes and ignoring any rules about what colour represents Blackness.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>ROSANA PAULINO, <em>G\u00caMEAS<\/em> (2023)<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"939f530c-93c7-4f0f-ae58-b39f017c6017\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/1\/1431414.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.33\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rosana Paulino, G&#234;meas (2023)\" class=\"img\" height=\"2252\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431414.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1431414\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Rosana Paulino, <span class=\"nowrap\">G\u00eameas (2023)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Studio Museum<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>When examining the ethereal figures in Rosana Paulino\u2019s <\/span><em><span>G\u00eameas<\/span><\/em><span>, it\u2019s not surprising to learn that mythology is a driving inspiration behind the famed Brazilian artist\u2019s practice. Chronicling the relationship between humans and nature, Paulino\u2019s work draws on history, the environment and spirituality to explore the role of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosanapaulino.com.br\/en\/blank-1\"><span>Black women in society.<\/span><\/a><span> Though they appear otherworldly, there\u2019s a quiet, recognisable power in Paulino\u2019s renderings of Black femininity, which have made her one of Brazil\u2019s most influential artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>KARON DAVIS, <em>FIX ME <\/em>(2023)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"75d44b1f-7155-4a0c-84a4-b39f017d224c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/1\/1431415.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.75\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Karon Davis, Fix Me (2023)\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431415.jpg\" width=\"2250\" title=\"1431415\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Karon Davis, Fix <span class=\"nowrap\">Me (2023)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Studio Museum<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In Karon Davis\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Fix Me<\/span><\/em><span>, the multimedia artist immortalises a piece of Black history. The sculpture <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRGAsfIkl4j\/?img_index=1\"><span>is a reference<\/span><\/a><span> to a scene in Alvin Ailey\u2019s 1960 \u201cRevelations\u201d, an iconic ballet that paid homage to African American heritage. As a former dancer, Davis has always infused a sense of physicality in her figures, which somehow appear both frozen in time and brimming with life. Whether she\u2019s animating ballerinas or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/31\/arts\/design\/karon-davis-underground-museum-deitch.html\"><span>characters from history<\/span><\/a><span>, Davis presents both the brilliance and the tragedy of the human form in her work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>LAUREN HALSEY, <em>YES WE\u2019RE OPEN &amp; YES WE\u2019RE BLACK-OWNED<\/em> (2023)\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"a1d9cea7-6181-46a8-8b8c-b39f017f4d5d\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/1\/1431416.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.33\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lauren Halsey, Yes We\u2019re Open &amp; Yes We\u2019re Black-Owned (2023)\" class=\"img\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1431416.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1431416\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Lauren Halsey, Yes We\u2019re Open &amp; Yes We\u2019re <span class=\"nowrap\">Black-Owned (2023)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Studio Museum<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Like her other installations, Lauren Halsey\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Yes We\u2019re Open &amp; Yes We\u2019re Black-Owned<\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiomuseum.org\/artists\/lauren-halsey\"><span>references signage<\/span><\/a><span> seen in Los Angeles\u2019s South Central neighbourhood, where Halsey is based. While studying architecture in school, Halsey became interested in who gets to decide what becomes of their neighbourhood. This preoccupation with territory is present in Halsey\u2019s other works, which borrow from the visual language of her surroundings in order to critique gentrification and displacement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Studio Museum is open now. 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