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Tianna Williams

Derrick Alexis Coard’s portraits are a sensitive, positive testimony to Black men

Derrick Alexis Coard Left: Sunbaked Hebrew #1, 2013 ; right He Loves Nature, 2013.

There’s currently no shortage of energetic New York art exhibitions to sink your teeth into, and Salon 94’s summer showcase certainly satisfies. Inspired by the buzz of New York’s streets, the contemporary art gallery is currently presenting four exhibitions, including works from John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres' interpretation of the Bronx neighbourhood; Ruby Neri’s spray-painted pieces; and portraits from Robert Pruitt. Perhaps most notable is Derrick Alexis Coard’s retrospective, which showcases more than 30 works by the late Brooklyn-based artist, whose portraits of Black men with beards are cast in his sensitive and signature style.

Derrick Alexis Coard, 'I Am that I Am'

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