Adams captures the often overlooked aspects of Black life in his newest exhibition “Buoyant” now on view at the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg.
The exhibition features the artist’s series Floaters, a collection of boldly colored portraits of Black people floating in pools and in various states of rest and play. Taken together, the images reveal that regardless of the struggles Black people face, they still need to connect and replenish.
In the gallery, the vivid large-scale paintings are complemented by beach chairs and giant pool floats.
In the midst of headlines about racial justice and equality for Black Americans, Derrick Adams uses his art to celebrate the Black image and spirit and what the artist has called “a testament of perseverance.”
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