Art in Focus with Sadé Ayorinde

Art in Focus is a series of spotlight talks, in which art historians explore themes found in an individual artwork in the CMA Collection, offering an opportunity to discover new insights with a true fine arts specialist. For the next Art in Focus, CMA Curator Sadé Ayorinde leads a talk on Sanford Biggers’ Yo-Yo on view in Let’s Have a Talk: Black Artists from the CMA Collection. Learn more about this artwork and the artist who painted it. Free with membership, SC residency, or admission. Join today!

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program. 

Image above: 
Sanford Biggers
American, born 1970
Yo-Yo, 2019
Antique quilt, textiles, birch
Museum purchase
CMA 2019.6
Courtesy of the artist and Marianne
Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen.
© Sanford Biggers. Photo credit: Object
Studies.