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For Derrick Adams’s sixth solo exhibition with Rhona Hoffman Gallery, the artist created a limited series of mixed media paintings in the artist’s frame as well as a singular functional sculpture.

Each intimately-sized acrylic and collaged fabric painting is rendered in Adams’s signature color-block geometric style, depicting imagery of jovial children, their puppet compatriots, and contemporary cultural phrases interspersed across each panel. A vibrant palette is paired with multicolored and patterned fabric, adding texture and energy to the cast of fun loving characters invented for this …