Hard Art

MoMA PS1 · Long Island CityNew YorkNovember 9, 2026 – March 15, 2027Free entry

Hard Art examines the legacy of abstract painting by Black artists in the US from 1969 to today. The exhibition features over forty artists and juxtaposes historical paintings by practitioners who came to prominence in the 1970s with recent conceptually driven practices that incorporate sculpture, video, sound, and painting.

Artists

Aria Dean Barbara Chase-Riboud Caroline Kent Carolyn Lazard Charisse Pearlina Weston Ed Clark Eric N. Mack Frank Bowling Jennie C. Jones Joe Overstreet Mark Bradford Melvin Edwards Nikita Gale Peter Bradley Raymond Saunders Rindon Johnson SoiL Thornton Suzanne Jackson Torkwase Dyson

AbstractConceptualPaintingSculptureVideo