Adrienne Elise Tarver: She who sits

Adrienne Elise Tarver is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist. Following the creative impulses of collage, she uses both personal imagery and found photographs as source materials for the paintings in this exhibition.

She who sits is Tarver’s first solo public art exhibition and features six new works that continue her exploration of the centrality of the Black matriarch. Each subject is seated in an intimate environment and each painting is inspired by the artist’s personal archive as well as media archives–especially that of Ebony Magazine, a cornerstone of culture, news, and entertainment. Tarver’s imagery positions the act of sitting as a reclamation of rest and power. The work nods to the ways activists have used sitting in public space as a tool to shift the socio-political dynamic in the United States. For decades, sit-ins have been used by Black activists to enact direct change within legal systems that aimed to confine and erase Black presence. The seated subjects in Tarver’s paintings quietly confront passengers at bus shelters, which in turn offer moments of physical respite and restful contemplation.

Adrienne Elise Tarver: She who sits is curated by Jenée-Daria Strand, Assistant Curator at Public Art Fund.

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About the Artist

Adrienne Elise Tarver is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY with a practice that spans painting, sculpture, installation, photography, textiles, and video. Her work addresses the complexity and invisibility of Black female identity including the history within domestic spaces, the fantasy of the tropical seductress, and the archetype of the all-knowing spiritual matriarch.

She has exhibited nationally and abroad, including solo shows at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Connecticut; the Academy Art Museum in Maryland; Atlanta Contemporary in Atlanta, Georgia; Dinner Gallery (formerly Victori+Mo) in New York; Ochi Projects in Los Angeles; Wave Hill in the Bronx, NY; BRIC Project Room in Brooklyn; and A-M Gallery in Sydney, Australia and two-person exhibitions at Hollis Taggart in New York; Wedge Curatorial in Toronto, Canada. She recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, Boston University, and the Nancy Graves Foundation Grant. She has been commissioned for projects through the New York MTA, the Public Art Fund, Google, Art Aspen, and Pulse Art Fair and has been featured in online and print publications including the New York Times, Forbes, Brooklyn Magazine, ArtNews, ArtNet, Blouin ArtInfo, Whitewall Magazine, and Hyperallergic, among others. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and BFA from Boston University.

In 2024, Tarver was announced as the inaugural awardee of a new summer residency at Stoneleaf Retreat, in partnership with Artnoir. Her solo exhibition, Where the Waters Go, will be on view at Dinner Gallery in New York City from May 16, 2024 to June 29, 2024. Tarver is represented in Los Angeles, CA and Sun Valley, ID by OCHI.

Installation Images

Artworks

New York Locations

Boston Locations

BLUE HILL AVE & TALBOT AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

COMM AVE & BABCOCK ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

DUDLEY ST & J ELLIOT SQ (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

MARGINAL ST & 885 WASHINGTON S (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

BROOKLINE AVE & FULLERTON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

COLUMBIA RD & RITCHFIELD ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

BROOKLINE AVE & 400 THE FENWAY (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

IPSWICH ST OPP LANSDOWNE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

TREMONT ST & CALUMET ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

MELNEA CASS & SOJOURNER TRUTH (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

MALCOLM X BLVD & KING ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

MARGINAL RD & TREMONT ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

COLUMBIA RD & CEYLON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

QUEENSBERRY ST & JERSEY ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

WASHINGTON ST & ERIE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

COMMONWEALTH AVE & BABCOCK ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

COLUMBUS AVE & TREMONT ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

DORCHESTER AVE & LOWER MILLS A (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

COMMONWEALTH AVE & PLEASANT ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

WARREN ST & CRAWFORD ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

BROOKLINE AVE & FULLERTON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

COLUMBIA RD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

W DEDHAM ST & WASHINGTON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

HANCOCK ST & CAMERON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

RUGGLES ST & 775 SHAWMUT AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

HUNTINGTON & RUGGLES ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation, 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

HUNTINGTON & WIGGLESWORTH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation, 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

WASHINGTON ST & COLUMBIA RD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation, 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

ALBANY ST & WAREHAM ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation, 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

JERSEY ST &1282 BOYLSTON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation, 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

HANCOCK ST & CAMERON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation, 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

RUGGLES ST & 775 SHAWMUT AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation, 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

COMMONWEALTH AVE & PLEASANT ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation, 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

BENNINGTON ST & WESTBROOK (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

BLUE HILL AVE & CASTLEGATE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

COMM AVE & BUICK ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

MALCOLM X BLVD & TREMONT (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

WASHINGTON ST & DUDLEY SQUARE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

AVE L PASTEUR & FENWAY (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

SUMMER ST & D ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

COLUMBIA RD & DUDLEY ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

IPSWICH ST & VAN NESS ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

DUDLEY ST & CLIFTON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

MALCOLM X BLVD & KING ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

SEAVER ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

ST JAMES AVE & DARTMOUTH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

NORTHERN AVE & C ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

WASHINGTON ST & BRACKETT (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

BENNINGTON ST & ANTRIM ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

COMM AVE & WARREN TOWERS (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

Chicago Locations

"A Long Way"

N STATE ST & E RANDOLPH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

MICHIGAN AVE & E JACKSON BLVD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

MICHIGAN AVE & GRAND AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

CLARK ST & MAPLE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

CLARK ST & SCHILLER ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

MICHIGAN AVE & 11TH ST. (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

ADDISON ST & ASHLAND AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

SHERIDAN RD & FOSTER AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

WESTERN AVE & 35TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

MADISON ST & KEDZIE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

OGDEN AVE & CALIFORNIA AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

DAMEN AVE & 79TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

HALSTED ST & 81ST ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

35TH ST & COTTAGE GROVE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

COTTAGE GROVE AVE & 61ST ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

MILWAUKEE AVE & CALIFORNIA AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

SHERIDAN RD & BARRY AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

SHERIDAN RD & TOUHY AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

71ST & EXCHANGE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

CHICAGO AVE & KEELER AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

WESTERN AVE & NORTH AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

CORTLAND ST & ASHLAND AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

BROADWAY & ELMDALE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

GARFIELD BLVD & CALUMET AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"A Long Way"

STATE ST & CONGRESS (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "A Long Way," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

RANDOLPH ST & MICHIGAN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

CONGRESS PLAZA DR & MICHIGAN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

GRAND AVE & FAIRBANKS CT (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

ORLEANS ST & DIVISION ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

HALSTED ST & TAYLOR ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

MICHIGAN AVE & JACKSON DR (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

75TH & YATES ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

ASHLAND AVE & 35TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

ASHLAND AVE & CORTLAND ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

ASHLAND AVE & WELLINGTON AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

KING DR. & 41ST ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

MARINE DR & ARGYLE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

DIVISION ST & LAWNDALE AVE & GRAND AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

DIVISION ST & DAMEN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

JACKSON BLVD & KEDZIE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

ROOSEVELT RD & INDEPENDENCE BLVD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

OGDEN AVE & SACRAMENTO DR (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

CALIFORNIA AVE & PALMER ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

DAMEN AVE & 79TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

SHERIDAN RD & SHERWIN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

MILWAUKEE AVE & FULLERTON AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

BROADWAY ST & BRYN MAWR AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

STONY ISLAND AVE & 57TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

STATE ST. & CHICAGO AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"At the cookout (Mom)"

COTTAGE GROVE AVE & 63RD ST. (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "At the Cookout (mom)," 2023, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

LASALLE DR & BURTON PL (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

LASALLE DR & OAK ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

ADAMS ST & STATE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

CHICAGO AVE & ASHLAND AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

CONGRESS PKWY & MICHIGAN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

ASHLAND AVE & BELMONT/LINCOLN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

BROADWAY ST & ARDMORE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

HALSTED ST & 83RD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

KING DR & 43RD ST. (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

WESTERN AVE & DIVISION ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

WESTERN AVE & ARCHER AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

DIVISION ST & PULASKI RD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

BLUE ISLAND AVE & WESTERN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

71ST ST & YATES BLVD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

HOMAN AVE & JACKSON BLVD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

MADISON ST & KEELER AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

MORSE AVE & LAKEWOOD AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

SHERIDAN RD & ARGYLE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

SHERIDAN RD & OAKDALE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

39TH ST & HALSTED ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

MILWAUKEE AVE & FULLERTON AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

COTTAGE GROVE AVE & 61ST ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

MICHIGAN AVE & MONROE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

MICHIGAN AVE & BALBO DR (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Between here and there"

WASHINGTON ST & FRANKLIN ST (PLATF.5) (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Between here and there," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

MICHIGAN AVE & CONGRESS PLAZA DR (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

CLARK ST & MAPLE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

LAKE SHORE DR & BURTON PL (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

ASHLAND AVE & 57TH ST. (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

COTTAGE GROVE AVE & 43RD ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

COTTAGE GROVE AVE & 59TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

DAMEN AVE & MONTROSE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

FULLERTON AVE & MILWAUKEE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

LAKE SHORE DR W & BRIAR PL (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

SHERIDAN RD & GLENLAKE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

ASHLAND AVE & WEBSTER AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

HARRISON ST & INDEPENDENCE BLVD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

MORSE AVE & LAKEWOOD AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

SOUTH SHORE DR & 75TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

SHERIDAN RD & CATALPA AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

CALIFORNIA AVE & 24TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

55TH ST & HYDE PARK BLVD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

WALLACE ST & 31ST ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

79TH ST & ABERDEEN ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

35TH ST. STATE ST. (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

35TH ST & ASHLAND AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

WASHINGTON ST & FRANKLIN ST (PLATF.5) (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

ROOSEVELT RD & STATE ST (INTERMOD 1) (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

3282 N. MILWAUKEE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"Dark Star"

WELLS ST & HURON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "Dark Star," 2023, ink on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

CLARK ST & RANDOLPH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

MICHIGAN AVE & HARRISON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

WELLS ST & HURON ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

LAKESHORE DR & GOETHE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

ASHLAND AVE & DIVISION ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

KING DR. & 41ST ST. (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

NORTH AVE & HUMBOLDT BLVD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

SHERIDAN RD & BRYN MAWR AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

STONY ISLAND AVE & 60TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

WESTERN AVE & GARFIELD BLVD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

MADISON ST & CENTRAL PARK AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

DAMEN AVE & BLUE ISLAND AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

CALIFORNIA BLVD & OGDEN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

KIMBALL AVE & DIVERSEY AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

MARINE DRIVE & MARGATE TERRACE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

SOUTH SHORE DR & 75TH ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

DIVISION ST & KEELER AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

WALLACE ST & 31ST ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

PRATT AVE & ASHLAND AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

CORTLAND AVE & ASHLAND AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

DIVERSEY AVE & PAULINA ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

WASHINGTON ST & WABASH AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

MILWAUKEE AVE & CALIFORNIA AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

OHIO ST & ST. CLAIR ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"In the face of the sun"

MICHIGAN AVE & JACKSON DR (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "In the face of the sun," 2024, oil on paper. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

MICHIGAN AVE & BALBO DR (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

LASALLE DR & CHESTNUT ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

DIVISION ST & CLARK ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

ASHLAND AVE & BELMONT/LINCOLN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

ASHLAND AVE & ARCHER AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

ASHLAND AVE & BLACKHAWK ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

CLARK ST & EDGEWATER AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

CLARK ST & LUNT AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

FULLERTON AVE & MILWAUKEE AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

KING DR. & 41ST ST. (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

SOUTH SHORE DR & 71ST ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

DIVISION ST & PULASKI RD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

BLUE ISLAND AVE & DAMEN AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

ASHLAND AVE & 81ST ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

COTTAGE GROVE AVE & 61ST ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

HOMAN BLVD & JACKSON DR (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

MADISON ST & KEELER AVE (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

SHERIDAN RD & ARGYLE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

SHERIDAN RD & SURF ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

71ST ST & JEFFERY BLVD (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

DIVISION ST & LEAVITT ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

MICHIGAN AVE & VAN BUREN ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

FAIRBANKS CT & SUPERIOR ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

MICHIGAN AVE & MONROE ST (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

"With expectation"

WASHINGTON ST & LASALLE ST (PLATF.6) (Directions)

Adrienne Elise Tarver, "With expectation," 2024, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist.

Related Programming

Program

Curator-led Tour and Pup Walk

Adrienne Elise Tarver es una artista multidisciplinaria radicada en Brooklyn. Siguiendo los impulsos creativos del collage, utiliza imágenes personales y fotografías encontradas como material para las pinturas en esta exposición.

She who sits es la primera exposición individual de arte público de Tarver y presenta seis obras nuevas que continúan su exploración sobre la centralidad de la matriarca negra. Los sujetos están sentados, cada uno, en un ambiente íntimo, y las pinturas están inspiradas en el archivo personal de la artista, así como en archivos de medios, especialmente el de Ebony Magazine, piedra angular de la cultura, las noticias y el entretenimiento. Las imágenes de Tarver posicionan el acto de sentarse como una recuperación del descanso y el poder. La obra hace un guiño a las formas en que los activistas han utilizado el acto de sentarse en el espacio público como una herramienta para cambiar la dinámica sociopolítica en los Estados Unidos. Durante décadas, los activistas afroamericanos han protestado realizando sit-ins para exigir cambios en los sistemas legales que tenían como objetivo limitar y borrar la presencia negra. Los sujetos sentados en las pinturas de Tarver se enfrentan silenciosamente a los pasajeros en las paradas de autobús, que a su vez ofrecen momentos de respiro físico y contemplación tranquila.

Adrienne Elise Tarver: She who sits fue curada por Jenée-Daria Strand, curadora adjunta del Public Art Fund.

Obras

Bloomberg Philanthropies is the presenting sponsor of Adrienne Elise Tarver: She who sits.

Leadership support for She who sits is provided by the Abrams Foundation, Jennifer Sykes Harris and Elizabeth Fearon Pepperman & Richard C. Pepperman II with champion support from Elise & Andrew Brownstein, the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, Andrea Krantz & Harvey M. Sawikin, Karen & Sam Seymour, and Donna Green & Michael Sternberg. Additional support is provided by Hannah Rose McNeely and Ann & Mel Schaffer.

Special thanks to JCDecaux.

Public Art Fund is supported by the generosity of individuals, corporations, and private foundations including lead support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, along with major support from the Charina Endowment Fund, The Cowles Charitable Trust, the Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, The Fuhrman Family Foundation, The Marc Haas Foundation, Hartfield Foundation, William Talbott Hillman Foundation- Affirmation Arts Fund, KHR Family Fund, the Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, Red Crane Foundation, Meyer and Deanne Sharlin Foundation, The Silverweed Foundation, and Wagner Foundation.

Public Art Fund exhibitions and programs are also supported in part with public funds from government agencies, including the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Adrienne Elise Tarver: She who sits

About the Artist

Installation Images

Artworks

New York Locations

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"A Long Way"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"At the Cookout (mom)"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Between here and there"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"Dark Star"

"In the face of the sun"

"In the face of the sun"

"In the face of the sun"

"In the face of the sun"

"In the face of the sun"

"In the face of the sun"

"In the face of the sun"

"In the face of the sun"

"In the face of the sun"