SEEING STARS: Works from the Fischer/Shull Collection of Contemporary Art

Image credits: Leonardo Drew, "Number 245," 2020, Wood and paint, 64 x 61 x 14 inches (162.6 x 154.9 x 35.6 cm). Courtesy of the Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull Collection of Contemporary Art. ©Leonardo Drew. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.

April 1, 2023 - September 24, 2023 Past Exhibition

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About This Exhibition

Curated by Dexter Wimberly
Over the past 25 years, Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull have amassed one of the most robust collections of contemporary art in North America. Built with passion and focus, their collection reflects a shared commitment to support authentic, diverse voices in the arts, and to champion important social justice issues.
SEEING STARS highlights some of the groundbreaking, traditionally underrepresented artists in the Fischer/Shull Collection, with an emphasis on works that provide profound commentary on American race and gender relations.
The exhibition includes painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed-media works created by 22 of the most significant visual artists of our time, including:
Sanford Biggers
Leonardo Drew
Aaron Fowler
Vanessa German
Aaron Gilbert
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Rashid Johnson
Titus Kaphar
Pope.L
Simone Leigh
Kerry James Marshall
Emmanuel Massillon
Rodney McMillian
Troy Michie
Zanele Muholi
Aida Muluneh
Alison Saar
Paul Mpagi Sepuya
David Shrobe
Nari Ward
Kehinde Wiley
Peter Williams
About The Curator

Dexter Wimberly is an American curator based in Japan who has organized exhibitions in galleries and institutions around the world including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, The Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas, KOKI Arts in Tokyo, Bode Projects in Berlin, and The Third Line in Dubai. His exhibitions have been reviewed and featured in publications including The New York Times and Artforum; and have received support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and The Kinkade Family Foundation. Wimberly is a Senior Critic at New York Academy of Art, and the founder and director of the Hayama Artist Residency in Japan. He is also the co-founder and CEO of the online education platform, CreativeStudy.
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Works Featured In SEEING STARS: Works from the Fischer/Shull Collection of Contemporary Art

Take a look at some of the works featured in the exhibition SEEING STARS.

Leonardo Drew, "Number 245", 2020, Wood and paint, 64 x 61 x 14 inches (162.6 x 154.9 x 35.6 cm). Courtesy of the Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull Collection of Contemporary Art. ©Leonardo Drew. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.

Zanele Muholi, "Phila 1", 2016, Gelatin Silver Print, 31.5 x 21.06 inches, Edition Ed. 7/8. Courtesy of the Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull Collection of Contemporary Art.

Titus Kaphar, "A Disturbing Silence", 2011, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 12.5 x 52 inches. Courtesy of the Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull Collection of Contemporary Art.

Kehinde Wiley, "Prince Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria", 2013, Oil on Canvas, 72 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull Collection of Contemporary Art.

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