2024

Iron Lady van de Bijlmer, Ode aan Hilly Axwijk,

Sculpture

Iron Lady van de Bijlmer, Ode aan Hilly Axwijk
Iron Lady van de Bijlmer, Ode aan Hilly Axwijk
2024, aluminium, lak, 327 x 372 x 80 cm, Locatie: Brasapark, Amsterdam
Iron Lady van de Bijlmer, Ode aan Hilly Axwijk
Iron Lady van de Bijlmer, Ode aan Hilly Axwijk
2024, aluminium, lak, 327 x 372 x 80 cm, Locatie: Brasapark, Amsterdam

 

Inna City Mamma

Painting

Inna City Mamma
Inna City Mamma
2024, oil on linen, 30 x 60 cm.

 

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Painting

I know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I know Why the Caged Bird Sings
2024, oil on linen, 80 x 55 cm.

 

Hendrikje

Gouache / Aquarel

Hendrikje
Hendrikje
2024, gouache on paper, 29,7 x 21 cm – private collection.

2023

Te Midden van Zoveel Geschiedenis

Painting

Te Midden van Zoveel Geschiedenis
Te Midden van Zoveel Geschiedenis
2023, oil on linen, 97 x 130 cm

 

Inside the Writers House

Painting

Inside the Writers House
Inside the Writers House
2023, oil on linen, 110 x 175 cm.

 

No Trace of Remembered Bliss

Print

No Trace of Remembered Bliss
No Trace of Remembered Bliss
2023, 3-colour lithograph at Basement Press Diepenheim 70 x 50 cm, ed. 34 + 4 E.A.

 

Hermina Huiswoud (black)

Print

Hermina Huiswoud (black)
Hermina Huiswoud (black)
Hermina Huiswoud, 2023, 3-colour lithograph & serigraph at Basement Press Diepenheim 66 x 50 cm, Variant black ed. 18 +2E.A.

 

Hermina Huiswoud (blue)

Print

Hermina Huiswoud (blue)
Hermina Huiswoud (blue)
2023, 3-colour lithograph & serigraph at Basement Press Diepenheim 66 x 50 cm, Variant blue ed. 10 +2E.A.

 

Tonia Stieltjes

Painting

Tonia Stieltjes
Tonia Stieltjes
2023, oil on linen, 80 x 60 cm.

 

Op Bezoek bij Mondriaan (visiting Mondriaan)

Gouache / Aquarel

Op Bezoek bij Mondriaan (visiting Mondriaan)
Op Bezoek bij Mondriaan (visiting Mondriaan)
2023, gouache, aquarelle on paper, 60 x 65,5 cm (private collection Laren)

 

Tonia op Instituut tot Onderwijs voor Blinden

Gouache / Aquarel

Tonia op Instituut tot Onderwijs voor Blinden
Tonia op Instituut tot Onderwijs voor Blinden
2023, gouache, aquarel on paper, 29,5 x 28 cm

 

In de Tuin

Gouache / Aquarel

In de Tuin
In de Tuin
2023, gouache, aquarelle on paper, 103 x 66 cm

 

Café Le Dome

Gouache / Aquarel

Café Le Dome
Café Le Dome
2023, gouache, aquarel on paper, 100 x 67,5 cm

 

The Contribution of Henrietta Lacks

Painting

The Contribution of Henrietta Lacks
The Contribution of Henrietta Lacks
2023, oil on linen, 200 x 75 cm. Collection Catharije Convent, Utrecht

 

Wat is mijn eigen Naam? Ze noemen mij Dientje

Painting

Wat is mijn eigen Naam? Ze noemen mij Dientje
Wat is mijn eigen Naam? Ze noemen mij Dientje
2023, oil on linen, 80 x 60 cm, collection Stedelijk Museum Kampen

 

Op de Dam 1 juni 2020

Gouache / Aquarel

Op de Dam 1 juni 2020,
Op de Dam 1 juni 2020,
2023, gouache, aquarelle, 35,5 x 29,7 cm,

 

Birthplace Anton de Kom

Painting

Birthplace Anton de Kom
Birthplace Anton de Kom
2023, oil on linen, 110 x 160 cm

2022

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Print

Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
2022, lithograph 18 x 13 cm, ed. 50 + V

 

Wasi

Print

Wasi
Wasi
2022, lithograph 18 x 13 cm, ed. 50+ V

 

In Mijn Vaders Huis / In My Fathers House

Sculpture

In Mijn Vaders Huis (In My Father’s House), 2022
In Mijn Vaders Huis (In My Father’s House), 2022
Wood, prints, drawing, paintings, and various objects, 230 x 221,5 x 245
In Mijn Vaders Huis (In My Father’s House), 2022
In Mijn Vaders Huis (In My Father’s House), 2022
wood, prints, drawing, paintings, and various objects, 230 x 221,5 x 245
In Mijn Vaders Huis (In My Father’s House), 2022
In Mijn Vaders Huis (In My Father’s House), 2022
Wood, prints, drawing, paintings, and various objects, 230 x 221,5 x 245
In Mijn Vaders Huis (In My Father’s House), 2022
In Mijn Vaders Huis (In My Father’s House), 2022
Wood, prints, drawing, paintings, and various objects, 230 x 221,5 x 245

In Mijn Vaders Huis / In My Fathers House

Iris Kensmil chose the title In My Father’s House as homage to the book by Anil Ramdas. Her house offers a personal interpretation of the dilemmas raised in his volume. For this installation, Iris Kensmil works from memories of her childhood in Suriname, where various beliefs and Winti[2] rituals and taboos were part of her family tradition. She takes a Black feminist perspective in her translation of the role of memory and ritual into a presentation that creates space for all manner of references and connections with other themes in her work.

Iris Kensmil is well known for her topical work about those engaged in the struggle for a future created by and for Black people, about the battle for freedom and emancipation from slavery, and about equality. In her perspective on the future, she does not focus on the past, but on what her protagonists do or did with it. By making these choices, they create their own identity and become important to us.

Another  common thread of sisterhood and brotherhood runs through Iris Kensmil’s work. One can recognize the struggle for freedom and equality in her work, but she also refers to the ideas of Marcus Garvey and other advocates of Black self-determination in segregation. These topics represent the possibility for Black people working on the future to share together feelings based on their shared experiences and traditions; of being at home in one’s father’s house.

 

Doe-theater, Henk Tjon en Thea Doelwijt

Painting

Doe-theater, Henk Tjon en Thea Doelwijt, 2022
Doe-theater, Henk Tjon en Thea Doelwijt, 2022
Triptych, oil on linen, 60x 45, 60x 50, 60x 45 cm ; Mid-panel: from Ba Uzi with f.l.t.r. Ilse-Marie Hajarg, Walter Muringen, Harto Soemodihardjo, Mariëtte Moestalakim, Henk Tjon, commission & collection NFL, Amsterdam

 

Fatima Meer

Gouache / Aquarel

Fatima Meer
Fatima Meer
2022, gouache, aquarel on paper, 27 x 21 cm

 

Wedding Picture

Painting

Wedding Picture
Wedding Picture
2022 oil on linen, 120 x 140 cm

 

Prof. dr. Vinod Subramaniam

Painting

prof Dr. Vinod Subramaniam
prof Dr. Vinod Subramaniam
2022, oil on canvas, 90 x 80 cm, commission Vrije Universiteit Special Collections, Amsterdam

2021

We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue

Installation

We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue,
We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue,
2011-present, ink pastel on paper; acrylic on Wall and music set, 772 x 437 cm + 709 x 437 cm + 457 x 437 cm, 2021, execution i.c.w. StudioAdemagic, location: Art Institute Melly Rotterdam, (ph) Kristien Daem.

 

Feminine by Julius Eastman

Painting

Feminine  by Julius Eastman, 2021
Feminine by Julius Eastman, 2021
Oil on canvas, 165 x 120 cm, private collection

 

Edgar Cairo

Painting

Edgar Cairo
Edgar Cairo
2021, oil on canvas, 85 x 110 cm

 

Stuart Hall

Painting

Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
2021, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm.

 

Lisette

Painting

Lisette, 2021
Lisette, 2021
Oil on canvas, 180 x 145 cm. Defares Collection, Amsterdam

 

Grâce

Painting

Grâce, 2021
Grâce, 2021
Oil on canvas, 190 x 140 cm. Defares Collection, Amsterdam

 

Zaïre

Painting

Zaïre, 2021
Zaïre, 2021
Oil on canvas, 195 x 140 cm

 

Lakiescha

Painting

Lakiescha, 2021,
Lakiescha, 2021,
Oil on canvas, 190 x 140 cm

 

Munganyende

Painting

Munganyende, 2021
Munganyende, 2021
Oil on canvas, 190 x 145 cm. collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

 

Naomie

Painting

Naomie, 2021
Naomie, 2021
Oil on canvas, 185 x 145 cm

 

Dutch Nurses 2015, @ Royal Palace Amsterdam 2021

Installation

Iris Kensmil, Dutch Nurses, 2021 (2015), 15 drawings, ink, pastel on paper, acrylic, 210 x 531 cm, @ Royal Palace Amsterdam, NL
Iris Kensmil, Dutch Nurses, 2021 (2015), 15 drawings, ink, pastel on paper, acrylic, 210 x 531 cm, @ Royal Palace Amsterdam, NL
(ph) Benning&Gladkova

 

Angela With Glasses

Painting

Angela With Glasses
Angela With Glasses
2021, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 cm, private collection

 

Zaïre

Gouache / Aquarel

Zaïre
Zaïre
2021, gouache, 29,7 x 21cm, private collection, London, UK

 

Hélène Munganyende

Gouache / Aquarel

Hélène Munganyende
Hélène Munganyende
2021, gouache, 29,7 x 21cm, private collection, New York, USA

 

Study for Angela with Glasses

Gouache / Aquarel

Study for Angela with Glasses
Study for Angela with Glasses
2021, gouache, 21 x 29,7 cm, private collection, Los Angeles, USA

 

Elmina Gate

Gouache / Aquarel

Elmina Gate
Elmina Gate
2021, gouache, 21 x 18,7 cm, private collection, New Jersey, USA

 

Elmina Dungeon

Gouache / Aquarel

Elmina Dungeon
Elmina Dungeon
2021, gouache, 21 x 29,7 cm, private collection, Los Angeles, USA

 

Crawl Hole

Painting

Crawl Hole
Crawl Hole
2021, oil on canvas, 120 x 165 cm, private collection San Francisco, USA

2020

Dungeon

Painting

Dungeon
Dungeon
2020, oil on canvas, 120 x 165 cm

 

Gate

Painting

Gate
Gate
2020, oil on canvas, 120 x 75 cm

 

When I dare to be powerful, 2019, @ Albertinum Dresden (DE)

Installation

When I dare to be powerful, 2019
When I dare to be powerful, 2019
Pencil on wall, oil on canvas, 489 x 631 cm. @ Albertinum, Dresden, DE, 2020 (May Ayim, Katharina Oguntoye)

 

The New Utopia Begins Here : Audre Lorde

Print

The New Utopia Begins Here : Audre Lorde
The New Utopia Begins Here : Audre Lorde
2020, edition of 10, 92,5 x 63 cm, fine art print on Hahnemuhle Velvet White paper

 

Lezende

Painting

Lezende
Lezende
2020, oil on canvas, 110 x 145 cm. Allen & Overy Collection

 

Archiving Future History, Jessica & Mitchell

Painting

Iris Kensmil, Archiving Future History, Jessica & Mitchell, 2020
Iris Kensmil, Archiving Future History, Jessica & Mitchell, 2020
Oil on canvas, 130 x 175 cm. Collection Museum Arnhem

 

Commemoration

Painting

Commemoration
Commemoration
2020, oil on canvas, 105 x 160 cm

 

Four Woman: Nina Simone

Painting

Four Woman: Nina Simone
Four Woman: Nina Simone
2020, oil on canvas, 115 x 100 cm, private collection, Los Angeles, USA

 

Four Woman: Betty Davis

Painting

Four Woman: Betty Davis
Four Woman: Betty Davis
2020, oil on canvas, 115 x 105 cm

 

Four Women: Lauryn Hill

Painting

Four Women: Lauryn Hill
Four Women: Lauryn Hill
2020, oil on canvas, 110 x 100 cm, collection AKZO-Nobel

 

Mamphela Ramphele

Painting

Mamphela Ramphele
Mamphela Ramphele
2020, oil on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, private collection, Riyadh, SA

 

Angela Davis #3

Painting

Angela Davis #3
Angela Davis #3
2020, oil on canvas, 80 x 65 cm. private collection

 

Anil Ramdas

Painting

Anil Ramdas
Anil Ramdas
2020. acrylic & oil on canvas, 100 x 130 cm, collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

 

Ahed Tamimi & Parents

Painting

Ahed Tamimi & Parents
Ahed Tamimi & Parents
2020, oil on linen, 95 x 100 cm.

 

History Revisited

Painting

History revisited,
History revisited,
2020, oil on canvas, 165 x 140 cm

2019

Six Women (Understanding Futurity) 2019, @ Museum of Art, Haifa

Installation

Six Women (Understanding Futurity)
Six Women (Understanding Futurity)
2019, charcoal on paper, acrylic on Wall, 325 x 1435 cm, @ Museum of Art, Haifa
(Wadiaa Qadoura Khartabil, Claudia Jones, Huda Sha'arawi, Philomena Essed, Suzanne Cesaire, Octavia E Butler)

 

Dutch Nurses, 2015, @ Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen, NL. 2019

Installation

Dutch Nurses
Dutch Nurses
2019 (2015), 16 drawings, ink, pastel on paper, pigment, casein on wall, 210 x 589 cm,

 

Landgenoten #2

Installation

Landgenoten #2
Landgenoten #2
2019, oil on canvas, 90 x 65 cm + De ware geest van 't vrije, vrije Suriname, 2009, opl. 60, print op 15 kaarten, 97 x 33 cm

 

Venice Biennial 2019: The New Utopia Begins Here #1, 2019 @ Dutch Pavilion @ Venice Biennial

Installation

The New Utopia Begins Here #1
The New Utopia Begins Here #1
2019, acrylic paint on wall, oil on canvas, 550 x 1596 cm. @ Dutch Pavilion
(Hermina Huiswoud, bell hooks, Amy Aswood Garvey, Sister Nancy, Octavia E. Butler, Claudia Jones, Suzanne Césaire) (ph Gerrit Schreurs

 

Venice Biennial 2019: The New Utopia Begins Here #2 (Audre Lorde), 2019 @ Dutch Pavilion @ Venice Biennial

Installation

The New Utopia Begins Here #2
The New Utopia Begins Here #2
2019, ink and acrylic paint on wall, 580 x 390 cm. @ Dutch Pavilion at Venice Biennial (Audre Lorde) (ph) Gerrit Schreurs

 

Venice Biennial 2019: Beyond the Burden of Representation, 2019, @ Dutch Pavilion @ Venice Biennial

Installation

Beyond the Burden of Representation
Beyond the Burden of Representation
2019, acrylic paint on wall, oil on canvas, books on shelves, 580 x390 cm. @ Dutch Pavilion at Venice Biennial (stanley brouwn, David Hammons, On Kawara, Charlotte Posenenske, Adrian Piper) (ph) Gerrit Schreurs.

 

Sojourner Truth

Painting

Sojourner Truth, 2019
Sojourner Truth, 2019
Oil on canvas, 75 x 60 cm. collection Centraal Museum

 

Frantz Fanon

Painting

Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon
2019, oil on canvas on board, 22 x 14 cm, collection Miniature Museum

 

The New Utopia Begins Here: Sister Nancy

Painting

The New Utopia Begins Here: Sister Nancy
The New Utopia Begins Here: Sister Nancy
2019, oil on canvas, 155 × 105 cm. collection ProWinkoProArt, Amsterdam

 

The New Utopia Begins Here: Hermina Huiswoud

Painting

The New Utopia Begins Here: Hermina Huiswoud
The New Utopia Begins Here: Hermina Huiswoud
2019, oil on canvas, 155 × 105 cm, private collection, Los Angeles, USA

 

The New Utopia Begins Here: Amy Aswood Garvey

Painting

The New Utopia Begins Here: Amy Aswood Garvey
The New Utopia Begins Here: Amy Aswood Garvey
2019, oil on canvas, 155 × 115 cm. Private Collection Amsterdam

 

The New Utopia Begins Here: Octavia E. Butler

Painting

The New Utopia Begins Here: Octavia E. Butler, 2019
The New Utopia Begins Here: Octavia E. Butler, 2019
Oil on canvas, 155 × 115 cm. collection Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven

2018

The New Utopia Begins Here: bell hooks

Painting

The New Utopia Begins Here: bell hooks
The New Utopia Begins Here: bell hooks
2018, oil on canvas, 155 × 115 cm.

 

The New Utopia Begins Here: Claudia Jones

Painting

The New Utopia Begins Here: Claudia Jones
The New Utopia Begins Here: Claudia Jones
2018, oil on canvas, 155 × 105 cm, private collection, Los Angeles, USA

 

The New Utopia Begins Here: Suzanne Césaire

Painting

The New Utopia Begins Here: Suzanne Césaire
The New Utopia Begins Here: Suzanne Césaire
2018, oil on canvas, 155 × 105 cm.

 

Study for Sister Nancy

Gouache / Aquarel

Study for Sister Nancy
Study for Sister Nancy
2018, gouache, 22,4 x 11,2 cm, private collection, Austin, USA

 

Six Women (understanding Futurity) #6 – Octavia E. Butler

Drawing

Six Women (understanding Futurity) #6 -Octavia E. Butler
Six Women (understanding Futurity) #6 -Octavia E. Butler
2018, charcoal on paper, 165 x 118 cm

 

Study for Black Feminist #4 (Suzanne Césaire)

Drawing

Study for Black Feminist #4 (Suzanne Césaire)
Study for Black Feminist #4 (Suzanne Césaire)
2018, charcoal on paper, 150 x 114 cm

 

Study for Black Feminist #2 (Claudia Jones)

Drawing

Study for Black Feminist #2 (Claudia Jones)
Study for Black Feminist #2 (Claudia Jones)
2018, charcoal on paper, 150 x 114 cm

 

Study for Black Feminist #1 (Maryse Condé)

Drawing

Study for Black Feminist #1 (Maryse Condé)
Study for Black Feminist #1 (Maryse Condé)
2018, charcoal on paper, 165 x 122 cm

 

Couch Surfer

Painting

Couch Surfer
Couch Surfer
2018, oil on linen, 160 x 200 cm.

 

Genelva in Black Dress

Painting

Genelva in Black Dress
Genelva in Black Dress
2018, olieverf of linnen, 207 x 130 cm, private collection, Los Angeles, USA

 

Contemplating

Painting

Contemplating
Contemplating
2018, oil on linen, 70 x 110 cm.

 

W.t.

Painting

W.t.
W.t.
2018-2020, oil on canvas, 200 x 210 cm.

2017

February 21, 1965

Painting

February 21, 1965
February 21, 1965
2017, triptych, oil on canvas 150 x 380 cm.

 

Archiving the future History

Drawing

Archiving the future History
Archiving the future History
2017, charcoal,pastel on paper, 227 x 125 cm, Private Collection, Amsterdam

 

Protesters #1 – #24

Drawing

protesters #1 -#24
protesters #1 -#24
2017, charcoal on paper, 24 x (42 x 30 cm), Collection Museum Arnhem

 

Strijd tegen Zwarte Piet, November 2013 #2

Drawing

Strijd tegen Zwarte Piet, November 2013 #2
Strijd tegen Zwarte Piet, November 2013 #2
2017, charcoal on paper, 179 x 150 cm. collection The Black Archives, Amsterdam

 

At the Court

Painting

At the Court
At the Court
2017, oil on canvas, 130 x 160 cm.

 

By the Rivers

Painting

By the rivers
By the rivers
2017, oil on canvas, 110 x 140 cm.

 

Angela Davis was acquitted

Drawing

angela-was-acquited
angela-was-acquited
Charcoal on paper, 98 x 71 cm.

 

The Funeral of Malcolm X

Drawing

The Funeral of Malcolm X,  2018
The Funeral of Malcolm X, 2018
Charcoal on paper, 214,8 x 150 cm

 

Study in Black Modernity

Installation

Study in Black Modernity
Study in Black Modernity
2015 - 2017, mixed media installation, 300 x 2300 cm, commissioned for collection Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Curator: Annie Fletcher - detail, (p) Peter Cox
Study in Black Modernity
Study in Black Modernity
2015 - 2017, mixed media installation, 300 x 2300 cm, commissioned for collection Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Curator: Annie Fletcher - detail, (p) Peter Cox
Study in Black Modernity
Study in Black Modernity
2015 - 2017, mixed media installation, 300 x 2300 cm, commissioned for collection Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Curator: Annie Fletcher - detail, (p) Peter Cox
Study in Black Modernity
Study in Black Modernity
2015 - 2017, mixed media installation, 300 x 2300 cm, commissioned for collection Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Curator: Annie Fletcher - detail, (p) Peter Cox

Study in Black Modernity

“Dutch artist Iris Kensmil has made a new work for the Van Abbemuseum’s collection. Kensmil combines abstract patterns, classical portraiture and references from politics and literature that resonate with her position as a Black artist.

The installation includes a series of publications from key figures within what Kensmil calls Black Modernity. All of these books are available to read in our Library. In the installation, these books are accompanied by a series of drawings, large and small, which reflect on the historic position of the back subject within emancipatory politics, art history, hiphop and the anti racist and Black Lives Matter protests which have recently gained increasing visibility and traction.  For Kensmil her style of painting and use of portraiture has a specific function. By bringing them into the European art museum she gives Black individuals, who have had a formative historic role, their place in art history.

BECOMING MORE

Study in Black Modernity was commissioned as part of Becoming More, a ten-day caucus event comprising lectures, performances, screenings, commissions, discussions and food hosted by the Van Abbemuseum. Kensmil has been invited along with other artists to develop and co-author the caucus. Drawing on previously neglected histories and generating new work with promising artists in the Netherlands stimulates the Van Abbe to take part in a broader dialogue as a catalyst for change. In this context Iris Kensmil has convened the programme of the opening on Thursday 18 May (lecture by Gloria Wekker) an the programme On experiences and Choices on Friday 19 May.”

 

Brokodei ini Diitabiki

Drawing

Brokodei ini Diitabiki
Brokodei ini Diitabiki
2017, charcoal on paper, 198,8 x 300,3 cm, collection FRAC Picardie FR.

 

Post Blackness

Drawing

Post Blackness
Post Blackness
2016, charcoal on paper, 242,2 x 215,2 cm, collection FRAC Picardie FR.

 

Nergens Ergens

Painting

004.IRIS KENSMIL Nergens Ergens 2017--PH.GJ.vanROOIJ
004.IRIS KENSMIL Nergens Ergens 2017--PH.GJ.vanROOIJ

2016

The Motorcity is Burning

Painting

The Motorcity is Burning
The Motorcity is Burning
2016, oil on canvas 101 x 140

 

Thandi Modise

Painting

Thandi Modise
Thandi Modise
2016, oil on canvas, 110 x 80 cm

 

Jeje Disi

Drawing

Jeje Disi
Jeje Disi
2016, charcoal on paper, 255 x 300 cm, collection Centraal Museum Utrecht

 

Astrid

Painting

Astrid
Astrid
2016, oil on canvas, 80 x 65 cm, Private Collection

 

Pikinmisi ini Diitabiki

Painting

Pikinmisi ini Diitabiki
Pikinmisi ini Diitabiki
2016-2021, oil on linen, 110 x 80 cm, Schulting Art Collection

 

Jeje Disi #2

Painting

Jeje Disi #2
Jeje Disi #2
2016-2021, oil on linen, 90 x 160 cm

 

Maroonwoman #2

Painting

Maroonwoman #2
Maroonwoman #2
2016, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 cm, collection Ministry of Foreign Affaire, NL

2015

Burned Church

Painting

Burned Church 2015
Burned Church 2015
Oil on canvas, 220 x 140 cm, private collection

 

Voices across the Ocean

Installation

Voices across the Ocean, 2015
Voices across the Ocean, 2015
Installation 394 x 700 cm, @ Club Solo, with Here the new Negro begins, 2015 en Angela Davis #2, 2015 (both collection Van Abbemuseum)

 

Rhythm of Dutch spoken Words, 2015, @ Club Solo, Breda NL

Installation

Rythm of Dutch spoken Words
Rythm of Dutch spoken Words
2015, pigment casein on wall, oil on canvas, 350 x 517 cm.

 

Gloria

Painting

Gloria
Gloria
2015, oil on canvas, 130 x 160 cm, collection Schiedam museum

 

Odetta

Painting

Odetta
Odetta
2015, oil on canvas, 110 x 140 cm

 

Angela Davis #2

Painting

Iris Kensmil, Angela Davis #2
Iris Kensmil, Angela Davis #2
2015, oil on canvas, 110 x 80 cm, collection Van Abbemuseum

 

Here the New Negro begins

Painting

Here the New Negro begins
Here the New Negro begins
Oil on canvas, 140 x 110 cm. Collection Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven

 

Boy from Moengo

Painting

Boy from Moengo
Boy from Moengo
Oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm

 

James Brown is dead #2

Painting

James Brown is dead #2
James Brown is dead #2
Oil on canvas, 110 x 140 cm

 

We the People who are darker than blue, 2015 (second version)

Installation

We the People who are darker than blue, 2015, (second version)
We the People who are darker than blue, 2015, (second version)
Ink, pastel on paper (310 x 470 cm), dj-set on table.
We the People who are darker than blue, 2015, (second version)
We the People who are darker than blue, 2015, (second version)
Ink, pastel on paper (310 x 470 cm), dj-set on table.

 

Ferguson

Drawing

Ferguson
Ferguson
5 drawings, ink, pastel on paper

 

Landgenoten #1

Drawing

Moengo Diary: Landgenoten #1
Moengo Diary: Landgenoten #1
Ink and pastel on paper, 66,6 x 49,4 cm

 

Moengo Diary: Ronnie Brunswijk

Drawing

Moengo Diary: Ronnie Brunswijk
Moengo Diary: Ronnie Brunswijk
29.7 x 42 cm

 

Moengo Diary: Torn Photo #1

Drawing

Moengo Diary: Torn Photo #1
Moengo Diary: Torn Photo #1
42 x 29.7 cm

 

Moengo Diary: Torn Photo #2

Drawing

Moengo Diary: Torn Photo #2
Moengo Diary: Torn Photo #2
29.7 x 42 cm

 

Moengo Diary: A ten fu a feti

Drawing

Moengo Diary: A ten fu a feti
Moengo Diary: A ten fu a feti
20.9 x 29.7 cm, private collection

 

Moengo Diary: Kabiten Da Baaja (Petondre)

Drawing

Moengo Diary: Kabiten Da Baaja (Petondre)
Moengo Diary: Kabiten Da Baaja (Petondre)
42 x 29.7 cm

 

Moengo Diary: Morning in Drietabbetje

Drawing

Moengo Diary: Morning in Drietabbetje
Moengo Diary: Morning in Drietabbetje
29.7 x 42 cm

 

Moengo Diary: Rooted in Para

Drawing

Moengo Diary: Rooted in Para
Moengo Diary: Rooted in Para
29.7 x 42 cm

 

Noordzeeblues

Print

Noordzeeblues
Noordzeeblues
4 colour silkscreen, 42.3 x 58 cm

 

Wooden City Wagenwegstraat

Print

Wooden City Wagenwegstraat
Wooden City Wagenwegstraat
3 colour silkscreen, 40 x 45.5 cm

 

Wooden City 1

Print

Wooden City 1
Wooden City 1
2 colour silkscreen, 39.7 x 55 cm

 

Wooden City 2

Print

Wooden City 2
Wooden City 2
2 colour silkscreen, 40 x 65 cm

 

Wooden City 3

Print

Wooden City 3
Wooden City 3
2 colour silkscreen, 40 x 63 cm

 

Wooden City 4

Print

Wooden City 4
Wooden City 4
2 colour silkscreen, 40 x 62.5 cm

 

The Souls of Black Folk #2

Drawing

the souls of the black folk #2
the souls of the black folk #2
2015, ink, pastel, acrylic on paper, 98 x 71 cm, collection FRAC Picardie FR.

2014

Martin Luther King

Drawing

Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
2014, ink, pastel on paper, 98 x 71 cm, Collection FRAC Picardie FR

 

Yellow Room

Painting

Yellow Room
Yellow Room
Oil on canvas, 130 x 205 cm

 

Quincy

Painting

Quincy
Quincy
Oil on canvas, 160 x 115 cm. Collection Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven

 

Ellen #1

Painting

Ellen #1
Ellen #1
Oil on canvas, 60 x 40 cm, private collection Kampen NL

 

Maroonwoman

Painting

Maroonwoman
Maroonwoman
Oil on canvas, 60 x 65 cm, private collection

 

Belanda Hitam #1

Painting

Belanda Hitam #1
Belanda Hitam #1
2014, oil on linen, 80 x 55 cm

 

Belanda Hitam #2

Painting

‘Displaced Persons’:  Belanda Hitam #2
‘Displaced Persons’: Belanda Hitam #2
Oil on canvas, 180 x 115 cm. Private collection Washington D.C.

 

Boeroe #1

Painting

‘Displaced Persons’:  Boeroe #1
‘Displaced Persons’: Boeroe #1
Oil on canvas, 180 x 115 cm. Collection Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

 

James Brown is dead

Drawing

James Brown is dead
James Brown is dead
Ink pastel on paper, 161 x 125 cm

 

By any Means necessary

Drawing

By any means necessary
By any means necessary
Ink, pastel and acryl on paper, 70 x 49.5 cm

 

Haile Selassie

Drawing

Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie
Ink, pastel on paper, 100 x 70 cm

2013

From the series: Out of History: Elisabeth Samson, Wilhelmina van Kelderman, Fabi Labi Beyman

Painting

From the series: Out of History: Elisabeth Samson, Wilhelmina van Kelderman, Fabi Labi Beyman
From the series: Out of History: Elisabeth Samson, Wilhelmina van Kelderman, Fabi Labi Beyman
2013, oil on canvas, 3x (155 x 105 cm), (3 freedman from Surinam), commission & collection Amsterdam Museum

 

Granman Oso

Sculpture

Granman Oso
Granman Oso
2013, sculpture of Basraloksi with inside triptych, acrylic op board, 320 x 200 x 178 cm, center: Gazon Sokoton Matodja 1966-2011, Ma Luni Apuukiyo, Left: Pai Amatodja 1937-1947, Akontu Velanti 1950-1964, right: Papa Amakiti 1916-1929, Oseyse 1884 – 1915.
Granman Oso,
Granman Oso,
2013, sculpture of Basraloksi with inside triptych, acrylic op board, 320 x 200 x 178 cm, center: Gazon Sokoton Matodja 1966-2011, Ma Luni Apuukiyo, Left: Pai Amatodja 1937-1947, Akontu Velanti 1950-1964, right: Papa Amakiti 1916-1929, Oseyse 1884 – 1915.
Inauguartion Granman Oso
Inauguartion Granman Oso
2013, sculpture of Basraloksi with inside triptych, acrylic op board, 320 x 200 x 178 cm,

2012

The Widow

Painting

The Widow
The Widow
2012, oil on canvas, 121 x 88 cm

 

Our Prayer

Painting

Our Prayer
Our Prayer
Our Prayer, 2012, oil on canvas, 200 x 150 cm

 

Du Bois, funeral

Print

Du Bois, funeral
Du Bois, funeral
4 colour serigraphy, 50 x 70 cm. nr 1/12(17) in collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

 

Pan African Congress 1921

Print

Pan African Congress 1921
Pan African Congress 1921
4 colour serigraphy, 50 x 70 cm. nr 1/3(23) in collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

 

The Negro Notes

Print

The Negro Notes
The Negro Notes
4 colour serigraphy, 70 x 50 cm. nr 1/8(27) in collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

 

The Souls of Black Folk

Print

The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk
2 colour silkscreen, 70 x 50 cm. nr 1/4(6) in collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

 

95th Birthday with Kwame Nkrumah

Print

95th Birthday with Kwame Nkrumah
95th Birthday with Kwame Nkrumah
1 colour silkscreen, 70 x 50 cm. nr 1/1(15) in collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

2011

Wie spreekt

Installation

wiespreekt-site
wiespreekt-site
2011, ink, pastel on paper, pigment caseinon wall, 344 x 298 cm. collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

 

Maroon mother and child

Painting

Maroon mother and child
Maroon mother and child
Maroon mother and child, 2011, oil on canvas, 140x110 cm

 

Captain Soul

Drawing

Captain Soul
Captain Soul
2011, ink, pastel and acryl on paper, 181,5 x 125 cm

2010

No Sidon na bakra sturu, with Charl Landvreugd, @ Kara Walker Studio NY

Installation

No Sidon a bakra sturu
No Sidon a bakra sturu
I.c.w. Charl Landvreugd, tempera, casein on wall + ink, pastel op paper, sizes variable, Location Kara Walker studio, New York, USA
No Sidon a bakra sturu
No Sidon a bakra sturu
I.c.w. Charl Landvreugd, tempera, casein on wall + ink, pastel op paper, sizes variable, Location Kara Walker studio, New York, USA

 

Sidonhopo

Installation

Sidonhopo
Sidonhopo
Print on canvas, pigments en casein, ink, pastel on paper, ca. 465 x 1140 cm, Location, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Sidonhopo, detail
Sidonhopo, detail
Print on canvas, pigments en casein, ink, pastel on paper, ca. 465 x 1140 cm, Location, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Sidonhopo, detail
Sidonhopo, detail
Print on canvas, pigments en casein, ink, pastel on paper, ca. 465 x 1140 cm, Location, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Sidonhopo, detail
Sidonhopo, detail
Print on canvas, pigments en casein, ink, pastel on paper, ca. 465 x 1140 cm, Location, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

2009

De ware geest van ‘t vrije, vrije Suriname

Print

De ware geest van 't vrije, vrije Suriname
De ware geest van 't vrije, vrije Suriname
2009, opl. 60, print op 15 kaarten, 97 x 33 cm

2008

And assorted men came to hear

Installation

And assorted men came to hear
And assorted men came to hear
6 x 244 x 244, ink, pastel on paper, latex, pigment, casein, dvd, beamer on turning-table

 

Then They Marched

Installation

Then they marched
Then they marched
Tempera, casein on wall + ink, pastel op paper, sizes variable

 

The True Meaning

Installation

The true meaning
The true meaning
Tempera, casein on wall + ink, pastel on paper, sizes variable

 

Universal Negro

Painting

Universal Negro
Universal Negro
2008, 160 x 240 cm, oil on canvas

 

Marcus Garvey

Painting

Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey
2008, 200 x 150 cm, oil on canvas

 

Ragga Dance

Installation

Ragga Dance
Ragga Dance
2008 @ Museum Jan Cunen, Oss, wall painting, drawings, coloured neon-lights.

 

Anton de Kom

Painting

Anton-de-Kom-2007-08-wit
Anton-de-Kom-2007-08-wit
Oil, acrylic on handcut teakwood, 156 x 108 x 5 cm

 

Granny Nanny

Painting

GrannyNanny2008
GrannyNanny2008
Granny Nanny, 2007/8, oil, acrylic on handcut teakwood, 171,5 x 111 x 6 cm

 

Marcus Garvey 1887-1940

Painting

Marcus-Garvey-bord-1
Marcus-Garvey-bord-1
2007/8, oil, acrylic on handcut teakwood, 195 x 122 x 6 cm

 

Frantz Fanon

Painting

Frantz-Fanon-1
Frantz-Fanon-1
2007/8, oil, acrylic on handcut teakwood, 146 x 91 x 8 cm

 

Cool down the space

Drawing

Cool Down the Space
Cool Down the Space
2008, inkt, pastel, op papier, 101 x 125 cm, collection Stedelijk Museum

2007

Mellow dance

Drawing

Mellow Dance
Mellow Dance
2007, inkt, houtskool, pastel, sprayverf op papier, 122 x 125 cm, collection Stedelijk Museum

 

Faster

Drawing

Faster
Faster
2007, mixed media on paper, 117 x 125 cm

 

Female Mechanism

Drawing

Female Mechanism,
Female Mechanism,
2007, mixed media on paper, 131 x 125 cm

 

King Dead

Painting

King Dead
King Dead
2007, oil on linen, 150,5 x 120 cm collection Museum Jan Cunen, Oss

 

To Determine the Destiny

Installation

To Determine the Destiny, general view (click right for details)
To Determine the Destiny, general view (click right for details)
2007, pigments casein, ink on paper, 300 x 1650 +300 x 750 cm. @W139, Amsterdam
To Determine the Destiny, detail 1 (click right for detail 2)
To Determine the Destiny, detail 1 (click right for detail 2)
2007, pigments casein, ink on paper, 300 x 1650 +300 x 750 cm. @W139, Amsterdam
To Determine the Destiny, detail 2
To Determine the Destiny, detail 2
2007, pigments casein, ink on paper, 300 x 1650 +300 x 750 cm. @W139, Amsterdam.

 

If the Negro is Inferior

Drawing

If the Negro is Inferior
If the Negro is Inferior
2007, ink, watercolour, pastel on paper125 x 103 cm, private collection

 

De Dood van Malcolm X / The Death of Malcolm X

Drawing

De Dood van Malcolm X / The Death of Malcolm X
De Dood van Malcolm X / The Death of Malcolm X
2007, ink, watercolour, pastel on paper, 125 x 103 cm, private collection

 

The Problem of Defense

Installation

The problem of defense
The problem of defense
Tempera, casein on wall + ink, pastel on paper pigment casein on wall, ink, watercolour, pastel on paper, 294 x 60 cm, Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

2006

Inner Space

Drawing

Inner Space
Inner Space
2006, ink, pastel on paper, 125 x 89.5 cm. private collection

2004

Any Getting It

Painting

Any Getting it
Any Getting it
2004, oil on linen, 150 × 200 cm, collection Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, NL

 

Hope to See You Soon

Painting

Hope to see you soon
Hope to see you soon
2004, oil on linen, 200 × 180 cm, private collection

 

Buss Stop

Painting

Buss Stop
Buss Stop
2004, oil on canvas, 200 x 180 cm

2003

Funky, Funky

Painting

Funky, Funky
Funky, Funky
2003, oil on linen, 200 x 180 cm. collection Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen, NL

2002

Time is Playing

Painting

Time is Playing
Time is Playing
2002, oil on linen, 180 x 200 cm

 

French Kisses

Painting

French-Kisses-1
French-Kisses-1
2002, oil on linen, 200 x 200 cm. Collection Océ Kunstbezit, Venlo

 

Thinking

Painting

Thinking
Thinking
2001/2, 150 x 150 cm, oil on canvas, private collection

2000

Negroes [are oké]

Painting

Negroes [are oké]
Negroes [are oké]
2000, oil on canvas, 64 x 142 cm, collection Moniek Peters, Amsterdam