Ebony G. Patterson
when the land is in plumage..., 2020
glitter, glue, beads, plaster, conch shells, gold leaf, porcelain, paint, trimmings, jewelry, embellishments, fabric, jacquard tapestry and paraffin wax
Overall dims: 108 x 134 x 140 in / 9 x 11 x 11.5 ft
Tapestry: 9 x 12.9 x 10.3 ft
Peacock on Conch Shells Dims: 3.7 x 6 x 2 ft
Tapestry: 9 x 12.9 x 10.3 ft
Peacock on Conch Shells Dims: 3.7 x 6 x 2 ft
Further images
Provenance
The artist; sold through moniquemeloche to 21c Museum, April 7, 2022
Exhibitions
In Minor Keys, 61st International Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy, May 9 - November 22, 2026Revival: Digging into Yesterday, Planting Tomorrow, 21c Museum Hotel, August 2023 - June 2024
...when the cuts erupt...the garden rings...and the warning is a wailing... Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO;
Sep 11, 2020 – Feb 21, 2021
Institute of Contemporary Art San José, California; Mar 20 – Sept 5, 2021
Literature
•In Ebony G. Patterson’s ’Garden’, Hidden Dangers and Delights. KQED, June 18, 2021.•Ebony G. Patterson’s paper garden of delight and traumas come to ICA San Jose. Datebook, April 2, 2021
•Ebony G. Patterson:…when the cuts erupt…the garden rings…and the warning is a wailing…. Burlington Contemporary, November 8, 2021.
•The 9 Best Booths at EXPO Chicago: From Dazzling Peacocks to New ‘Vogue” Covers Honoring Black and Indigenous Woman Activists. ARTNews, April 8, 2022
•Ebony G. Patterson, …when the cuts erupt…the garden rings…and the warning is a wailing…. CAM St. Louis, September 11, 2020.
Publications
Women Reframe American Landscape, Thomas Cole National Historic Site. Exhibition Catalogue, pg. 101. 2023