Harlem World, 2011
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- Artist
Abigail DeVille
- Title
Harlem World
- Date
2011
- Medium
Found wood panels, latex enamel, tempera, paper pulp, paper, and tape
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Acquisition Committee
- Object Number
2014.12.3
Abigail DeVille’s large-scale sculptures and installations are defined by her commitment to sourcing material from her environment—in this case, Harlem. In Harlem World, she assembles and manipulates a wide variety of colors and textures across the panels of the work, creating a surface so rich as to be a portal into the neighborhood, or perhaps another world. Harlem, which has undergone rapid change in recent years, is preserved in this space as a result of the almost archaeological process DeVille undertakes when collecting materials. The final work becomes a place to care for the history and memory of Harlem held within the materials.
Harlem World, 2011
![](https://studiomuseum.imgix.net/images/Harlem-World.jpg?auto=format,compress&fit=max&w=4040)
- Artist
Abigail DeVille
- Title
Harlem World
- Date
2011
- Medium
Found wood panels, latex enamel, tempera, paper pulp, paper, and tape
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; Museum purchase with funds provided by the Acquisition Committee
- Object Number
2014.12.3
Abigail DeVille’s large-scale sculptures and installations are defined by her commitment to sourcing material from her environment—in this case, Harlem. In Harlem World, she assembles and manipulates a wide variety of colors and textures across the panels of the work, creating a surface so rich as to be a portal into the neighborhood, or perhaps another world. Harlem, which has undergone rapid change in recent years, is preserved in this space as a result of the almost archaeological process DeVille undertakes when collecting materials. The final work becomes a place to care for the history and memory of Harlem held within the materials.