Permanent Collection

Permanent

Collection

 

The Cooper
Gallery

Selections from the Hutchins Center's Art Collection

Housed at the Cooper Gallery

 

Opened in the fall of 2014, the Ethelbert Cooper Gallery features contemporary and historical exhibitions of African and African American art in collaboration with guest curators, faculty, artists, and distinguished visiting scholars. It hosts a wide range of dynamic workshops, artist talks, symposia, lectures, and performances in which audiences engage with art and cultural traditions from all over the world.

Designed by renowned architect and innovator Sir David Adjaye OBE of Adjaye Associates, the Cooper Gallery includes 2,300 square feet of exhibition space and state-of-the-art auxiliary spaces for seminars and educational programming. The gallery is made possible by the generous support of Liberian entrepreneur and philanthropist, Ethelbert Cooper.

Dawoud Bey (c. 1953), Young Man, West 127th Street (from Harlem Redux), 2015Dawoud Bey, Young Man, West 127th Street (from Harlem Redux), 2015
María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Sugar/BittersweetMaría Magdalena Campos-Pons, Sugar/Bittersweet
Peter Sacks, Six by Six (Slaver Logbook), 2013Peter Sacks, Six by Six (Slaver Logbook), 2013
Ming Smith, Universal Consciousness with Alice Coltrane (Right) 1999 Print, 2016Ming Smith, Universal Consciousness with Alice Coltrane (Right) 1999 Print, 2016
Cameroon Grasslands, Man’s Prestige Hat, 20th CenturyCameroon Grasslands, Man’s Prestige Hat, 20th Century
South Africa, Zulu Hat, Ca. 1950sSouth Africa, Zulu Hat, Ca. 1950s
Yoruba, African Beaded Crown, 20th CenturyYoruba, African Beaded Crown, 20th Century
Dawoud Bey (b. 1953), Clothes and Bag for Sale (from Harlem Redux), 2016Dawoud Bey, Clothes and Bag for Sale (from Harlem Redux), 2016
Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2011Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2011
Yinka Shonibare, Food Faerie, 2010Yinka Shonibare, Food Faerie, 2010
Howard Tangye (b. 1948), Open Wide the Freedom Gates, 2016Howard Tangye (b. 1948), Open Wide the Freedom Gates, 2016
Ndebele Apron, 19th CenturyNdebele Apron, 19th Century
Yaka Tribe, Congo Chief’s Hat, Early 20th CenturyYaka Tribe, Congo Chief’s Hat, Early 20th Century