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Art Basel Miami Beach

For the 2022 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach,
DC Moore Gallery's presentation will be anchored by two important bodies of works by legendary 20th century African American artists Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence. 

Art Basel Miami Beach - November 29 – December 3, 2022 - Viewing Room - DC Moore Gallery Viewing Room

Bayou Fever installation, DC Moore Gallery, 2017

Featured in Kabinett, Bearden’s Bayou Fever is a series of 21 collages that were created in 1979.

Art Basel Miami Beach - November 29 – December 3, 2022 - Viewing Room - DC Moore Gallery Viewing Room

The Life of Toussaint L'Ouverture installation, DC Moore Gallery, 2019

Based on a 1938 series of paintings, the rare entire series of 15 prints, The Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture by Lawrence traces the life of L’Ouverture, a key figure in the fight for Haiti to become a democratic nation.

In conversation with these two series of works, the booth will also feature new and recent works by contemporary artists in the gallery’s program, including Valerie Jaudon, Whitfield Lovell, and Carrie Moyer.

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Romare Bearden, Noah Means a New Day, c. 1984. Collage on board, 18 1/2 x 14 inches

Romare Bearden
Noah Means a New Day, c. 1984
Collage on board
18 1/2 x 14 inches

Romare Bearden, Evening Church, 1985. Collage and oil on fiberboard, 14 x 11 1/2 inches

Romare Bearden
Evening Church, 1985
Collage and oil on fiberboard
14 x 11 1/2 inches

Romare Bearden, Midtown, 1982. Collage with paint and graphite on paper mounted to board, 27 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches

Romare Bearden
Midtown, 1982
Collage with paint and graphite on paper mounted to board
27 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches

Romare Bearden, Prevalence of Ritual/Tidings, 1/6, 1964. Gelatin silver print (Photostat) mounted on fiberboard, 27 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches

Romare Bearden
Prevalence of Ritual/Tidings, 1/6, 1964
Gelatin silver print (Photostat) mounted on fiberboard
27 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches

Romare Bearden, Storyville Queen for This Season, 1979. Collage and mixed media on board, 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches

Romare Bearden
Storyville Queen for This Season, 1979
Collage and mixed media on board
5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches

Jacob Lawrence, Time, 1955. Casein tempera on paper, 17 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches

Jacob Lawrence
Time, 1955
Casein tempera on paper
17 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches

Jacob Lawrence, Struggle (Drawing for), 1965. Graphite on paper, 21 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches

Jacob Lawrence
Struggle (Drawing for), 1965
Graphite on paper
21 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches

Jacob Lawrence, Struggle (Drawing for), 1965. Graphite on paper, 21 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches

Jacob Lawrence
Struggle (Drawing for), 1965
Graphite on paper
21 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches

Jacob Lawrence, Untitled (Two Builders), c. 1974. Graphite on paper, 30 x 22 inches

Jacob Lawrence
Untitled (Two Builders), c. 1974
Graphite on paper
30 x 22 inches

Gwen Knight, The Boudoir, c. 1941. Tempera on board, 17 7/8 x 12 inches

Gwen Knight
The Boudoir, c. 1941
Tempera on board
17 7/8 x 12 inches

Robert Colescott, Memories of a Land-Locked Sailor, 1990. Acrylic on paper, 42 x 30 inches

Robert Colescott
Memories of a Land-Locked Sailor, 1990
Acrylic on paper
42 x 30 inches

Robert Colescott, Stars Fell on Alabama, 1990. Acrylic on paper, 42 x 30 inches

Robert Colescott
Stars Fell on Alabama, 1990
Acrylic on paper
42 x 30 inches

Valerie Jaudon, Praeludium, 2020. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60 inches

Valerie Jaudon
Praeludium, 2020
Oil on canvas
72 x 60 inches

Carrie Moyer, Leda Was a Swan, 2022. Acrylic and graphite on canvas, 66 x 46 inches

Carrie Moyer
Leda Was a Swan, 2022
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
66 x 46 inches

Carrie Moyer, Arrangement #5, 2022. Mixed media and collage on paper, 27 x 20 1/8 inches

Carrie Moyer
Arrangement #5, 2022
Mixed media and collage on paper
27 x 20 1/8 inches

Whitfield Lovell, Spell no. 15 (Remedios), 2021. Conté on paper with attached found object, 66 1/2 x 47 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches

Whitfield Lovell
Spell no. 15 (Remedios), 2021
Conté on paper with attached found object
66 1/2 x 47 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches

Whitfield Lovell, Spell no. 12 (Black Maybe), 2021. Conté on paper with attached found object, 66 1/2 x 47 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches

Whitfield Lovell
Spell no. 12 (Black Maybe), 2021
Conté on paper with attached found object
66 1/2 x 47 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches

Romare Bearden, Noah Means a New Day, c. 1984. Collage on board, 18 1/2 x 14 inches

Romare Bearden
Noah Means a New Day, c. 1984
Collage on board
18 1/2 x 14 inches

Romare Bearden, Evening Church, 1985. Collage and oil on fiberboard, 14 x 11 1/2 inches

Romare Bearden
Evening Church, 1985
Collage and oil on fiberboard
14 x 11 1/2 inches

Romare Bearden, Midtown, 1982. Collage with paint and graphite on paper mounted to board, 27 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches

Romare Bearden
Midtown, 1982
Collage with paint and graphite on paper mounted to board
27 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches

Romare Bearden, Prevalence of Ritual/Tidings, 1/6, 1964. Gelatin silver print (Photostat) mounted on fiberboard, 27 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches

Romare Bearden
Prevalence of Ritual/Tidings, 1/6, 1964
Gelatin silver print (Photostat) mounted on fiberboard
27 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches

Romare Bearden, Storyville Queen for This Season, 1979. Collage and mixed media on board, 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches

Romare Bearden
Storyville Queen for This Season, 1979
Collage and mixed media on board
5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches

Jacob Lawrence, Time, 1955. Casein tempera on paper, 17 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches

Jacob Lawrence
Time, 1955
Casein tempera on paper
17 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches

Jacob Lawrence, Struggle (Drawing for), 1965. Graphite on paper, 21 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches

Jacob Lawrence
Struggle (Drawing for), 1965
Graphite on paper
21 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches

Jacob Lawrence, Struggle (Drawing for), 1965. Graphite on paper, 21 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches

Jacob Lawrence
Struggle (Drawing for), 1965
Graphite on paper
21 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches

Jacob Lawrence, Untitled (Two Builders), c. 1974. Graphite on paper, 30 x 22 inches

Jacob Lawrence
Untitled (Two Builders), c. 1974
Graphite on paper
30 x 22 inches

Gwen Knight, The Boudoir, c. 1941. Tempera on board, 17 7/8 x 12 inches

Gwen Knight
The Boudoir, c. 1941
Tempera on board
17 7/8 x 12 inches

Robert Colescott, Memories of a Land-Locked Sailor, 1990. Acrylic on paper, 42 x 30 inches

Robert Colescott
Memories of a Land-Locked Sailor, 1990
Acrylic on paper
42 x 30 inches

Robert Colescott, Stars Fell on Alabama, 1990. Acrylic on paper, 42 x 30 inches

Robert Colescott
Stars Fell on Alabama, 1990
Acrylic on paper
42 x 30 inches

Valerie Jaudon, Praeludium, 2020. Oil on canvas, 72 x 60 inches

Valerie Jaudon
Praeludium, 2020
Oil on canvas
72 x 60 inches

Carrie Moyer, Leda Was a Swan, 2022. Acrylic and graphite on canvas, 66 x 46 inches

Carrie Moyer
Leda Was a Swan, 2022
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
66 x 46 inches

Carrie Moyer, Arrangement #5, 2022. Mixed media and collage on paper, 27 x 20 1/8 inches

Carrie Moyer
Arrangement #5, 2022
Mixed media and collage on paper
27 x 20 1/8 inches

Whitfield Lovell, Spell no. 15 (Remedios), 2021. Conté on paper with attached found object, 66 1/2 x 47 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches

Whitfield Lovell
Spell no. 15 (Remedios), 2021
Conté on paper with attached found object
66 1/2 x 47 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches

Whitfield Lovell, Spell no. 12 (Black Maybe), 2021. Conté on paper with attached found object, 66 1/2 x 47 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches

Whitfield Lovell
Spell no. 12 (Black Maybe), 2021
Conté on paper with attached found object
66 1/2 x 47 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches