when no softness came
Image courtesy Various Small Fires LA
Object Label
Inspired by stories of historical and contemporary Black cowboys, when no softness came reimagines the trope of heroic male victors riding on horseback by illustrating a moment of respite and ease. Like many of Diedrick Brackens’s weavings, this scene of intimacy and tenderness creates personal mythologies that center queer Black identity.
Caption
Diedrick Brackens (American, born 1989). when no softness came, 2019. Cotton twine and threads, acrylic yarns, polyester thread (possible), dyes, 98 1/2 × 101 1/2 in. (250.2 × 257.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by The LIFEWTR Fund at Frieze New York 2019, 2019.12. (Photo: Image courtesy Various Small Fires LA)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
when no softness came
Portfolio
Date
2019
Medium
Cotton twine and threads, acrylic yarns, polyester thread (possible), dyes
Classification
Dimensions
98 1/2 × 101 1/2 in. (250.2 × 257.8 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by The LIFEWTR Fund at Frieze New York 2019
Accession Number
2019.12
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