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Malcolm Peacock

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This sculpture is Malcolm Peacock’s interpretation of a coastal redwood tree, which he encountered on multiple trips to the Pacific Northwest. Its surface comprises about 3,500 braids, which Peacock made by hand over ten months. As a long-distance runner, Peacock often explores ideas of endurance and performance in his work. The texts on the surface of the sculpture are excerpts from the autobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X. 

Esta escultura de Malcom Peacock es su interpretación de un árbol de secuoya costera que encontró en múltiples viajes en el noroeste del Pacífico. Su superficie está compuesta de alrededor de 3,500 trenzas hechas a mano a lo largo de diez meses. Como corredor de largas distancias, con frecuencia Peacock explora ideas de resistencia y rendimiento en su obra. Los textos en la superficie de la escultura son extractos de las autobiografías de Frederick Douglass y Malcolm X.

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A large textured green and orange textile sculpture stands on a white circular platform in a gallery.
A large textured green and orange textile sculpture stands on a white circular platform in a gallery.
Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2026 (Whitney Museum of American Art, March 8–August 2026). Photograph by Jason Lowrie/BFA.com. © BFA 2026

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