Tschabalala Self

Spat
2019–2020

Two stylized paintings side by side, each featuring a figure against a light blue background. On the left, a woman with dark hair sits on a white chair, wearing a red top and patterned red pants, with one leg crossed over the other. She has large hoop earrings and is gesturing with her hand. On the right, a figure with a skeletal torso and colorful face paint sits on an invisible surface, holding a yellow object to their ear like a phone, with a lamp and table nearby. Both figures appear to be in mid-conversation.
Two stylized paintings side by side, each featuring a figure against a light blue background. On the left, a woman with dark hair sits on a white chair, wearing a red top and patterned red pants, with one leg crossed over the other. She has large hoop earrings and is gesturing with her hand. On the right, a figure with a skeletal torso and colorful face paint sits on an invisible surface, holding a yellow object to their ear like a phone, with a lamp and table nearby. Both figures appear to be in mid-conversation.

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Date
2019–2020

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic, dyed canvas, paper, fabric, thread, lace, and painted canvas on canvas, two parts

Dimensions
Overall (each): 84 × 60in. (213.4 × 152.4 cm)

Accession number
2021.60a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Jonathan Sobel and Marcia Dunn

Rights and reproductions
© Tschabalala Self Studio

API
artworks/64272

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