Rina Banerjee, In Mute Witness at the outskirts and out of center she forms a final creased edge of makeshift settlements, a dark and iridescent thorn of horn pierces all home with the hard and the green of unripe fruit, 2015/23. Wood spindles, aluminum cloth, waxed nylon, wood, steel armature, Murano Glass horns, rooster feather, silk tassel, cowry shell, hemp cord, silkscreen print silk cloth, red cotton thread, acrylic paint, tribal jewelry, abacá fibers, gourd, 5 feet 8 inches x 3 feet x 5 feet. Courtesy the artist. © 2024 Rina Banerjee. Photo: Lucia RM Martino, Smithsonian American Art Museum.
SAAM’s groundbreaking exhibition, featuring 82 artworks created between 1792 and 2023, examines for the first time the ways in which sculpture has shaped and reflected attitudes and understandings about race in the United States.
November 8, 2024
