Image courtesy the Artist and Venus Over Manhattan, New York. ©️ Basil Kincaid.
Melanin Activation
ArtistBasil Kincaid, born 1986
Date2020-2022
MediumArtist’s clothing, Ghanaian wax block fabric, Nigerian lace, cotton, embroidery floss, and sequins
Dimensions106 x 91 x 1 in. (269.2 x 231.1 x 2.5 cm)
Signedl.r., in blue thread: Basil Kincaid
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Purchased with the Fund for Craft, 2026.30
ClassificationTextile
Provenancepurchased from the Artist by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2026
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 8.9× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.