Artist
Torkwase Dyson
American, b. 1973
Torkwase Dyson is an American artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Torkwase Dyson was born in Chicago.
Torkwase Dyson (born 1973, Chicago, Illinois) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Beacon, New York, United States. Dyson describes the themes of her work as "architecture, infrastructure, environmental justice, and abstract drawing." Her work is informed by her own theory of Black Compositional Thought.
This working term considers how spatial networks, paths, throughways, water, architecture, and geographies, are composed by Black bodies as a means of exploring potential networks for Black liberation. She is represented by Pace Gallery and Richard Gray Gallery.
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