[Read] The Last Resort: Derrick Adams’ Final Chapter on Exploring Black Leisure
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Juxtapoz reviews Derrick Adams’ 2021 solo show The Last Resort, the culmination of his “Floaters” series. The show features large-scale paintings and intimate watercolors depicting vibrant scenes of black leisure. Click here to view the work and read the article in full. Click here to view available works by Derrick Adams.
[Watch] African American Leisure in the Sunshine State & Beyond
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Presented by the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg: On October 15, 2020, contemporary artist Derrick Adams, historian and author Dr. Gretchen Sorin, and photographer and author Cynthia Wilson-Graham joined in a lively discussion about the power, pleasure and struggle for Black leisure and travel during the segregation era. Sorin is the author of “Driving […]
[Read] Avenue Magazine – Derrick Adams on Opening a Solo Show, Working on a Big Commission, and Surviving Coronavirus
![[Read] Avenue Magazine – <em>Derrick Adams on Opening a Solo Show, Working on a Big Commission, and Surviving Coronavirus</em>](https://tandempress.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Adams_IMG_5735-thumbnail-720x220.jpg "[Read] Avenue Magazine – <em>Derrick Adams on Opening a Solo Show, Working on a Big Commission, and Surviving Coronavirus</em>")
Derrick Adams discusses a work in progress in the Tandem Press studio, April 2019 Avenue Magazine did an artist feature on Derrick Adams and what he has been working on throughout the Coronavirus lockdown. Click here to read the article. Click here to view available works by Derrick Adams.
[Read] Artnet News – Star Derrick Adams Explains the Radical Power of Making Work About Black People ‘Just Being, Living’
![[Read] Artnet News – <em>Star Derrick Adams Explains the Radical Power of Making Work About Black People ‘Just Being, Living’</em>](https://tandempress.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Adams_Boy-on-Swan-Float-thumbnail-720x220.jpg "[Read] Artnet News – <em>Star Derrick Adams Explains the Radical Power of Making Work About Black People ‘Just Being, Living’</em>")
Derrick Adams, Boy on Swan Float, 2020 Charles Moore from Artnet News visited Derrick Adams in his studio and interviewed him about his creative vision, the inspiration and impetus for his bodies of work, how he likes to support other artists, and more. Click here to read the article. Click here to view available works […]
