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Ouattara Watts

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ouattara Watts: A Distant Conversation, installation view, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, October 25, 2024–February 23, 2025. Photographer Morgan Karanasios

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ouattara Watts: A Distant Conversation, installation view, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, October 25, 2024–February 23, 2025. Photographer Morgan Karanasios

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ouattara Watts: A Distant Conversation, installation view, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, October 25, 2024–February 23, 2025. Photographer Morgan Karanasios

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ouattara Watts: A Distant Conversation, installation view, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, October 25, 2024–February 23, 2025. Photographer Morgan Karanasios

Spiritual Gangster 02, 2023. Mixed media on canvas, 111 x 120⅛ in. (281.94 x 305.13 cm)

Spiritual Gangster 02, 2023. Mixed media on canvas, 111 × 120⅛ in. (281.94 × 305.13 cm)

’90s Paintings, installation view, Karma, New York, November 1–December 21, 2024.

’90s Paintings, installation view, Karma, New York, November 1–December 21, 2024.

Stand By Me, 1990. Mixed Media on canvas, pigment, wood, and horn, 111 x 70⅞ x 12¼ in. (282 x 180 x 31 cm)

Stand By Me, 1990. Mixed Media on canvas, pigment, wood, and horn, 111 × 70⅞ × 12¼ in. (282 × 180 × 31 cm)

Pythagor and Thot, 1990. Wood and mixed media on canvas, 68 3/4 x 80 5/8 in. (174.63 x 204.80 cm)

Pythagor and Thot, 1990. Wood and mixed media on canvas, 68 34 × 80 58 in. (174.63 × 204.80 cm)

Cosmos Cinema, installation view, 14th Shanghai Biennale, China, November 9, 2023–March 31, 2024

Cosmos Cinema, installation view, 14th Shanghai Biennale, China, November 9, 2023–March 31, 2024

Chemistry, 2003. Mixed media on canvas, 98½ x 91½ in. (250.19 x 232.41 cm)

Chemistry, 2003. Mixed media on canvas, 98½ × 91½ in. (250.19 × 232.41 cm)

Ouattara Watts, installation view, Karma, Los Angeles, January 19–March 16, 2024

Ouattara Watts, installation view, Karma, Los Angeles, January 19–March 16, 2024

Spiritual Gangster 01, 2023. Mixed media on canvas, 111⅜ x 140 in. (282.91 x 355.6 cm)

Spiritual Gangster 01, 2023. Mixed media on canvas, 111⅜ × 140 in. (282.91 × 355.6 cm)

Spiritual Gangster 03, 2023. Mixed media on canvas, 111¼ x 120¼ in. (282.57 x 305.44 cm)

Spiritual Gangster 03, 2023. Mixed media on canvas, 111¼ × 120¼ in. (282.57 × 305.44 cm)

Ouattara Watts, Sirius #2, 2022, Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, installation view. Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of Tanya Coke 2022.103

Ouattara Watts, Sirius #2, 2022, Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, installation view. Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of Tanya Coke 2022.103

Sirius #2, 2022. Mixed media on canvas, 78¾ x 78¾ in. (200 x 200 cm) Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sirius #2, 2022. Mixed media on canvas, 78¾ × 78¾ in. (200 × 200 cm) Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art

Sigui, 2002, mixed media and collage on canvas, 107⅝ x 119⅞ x 3½ inches; 273.4 x 304.5 x 8.9 cm

Sigui, 2002, mixed media and collage on canvas, 107⅝ × 119⅞ × 3½ inches; 273.4 × 304.5 × 8.9 cm

Paintings, installation view, Karma, New York, April 23–June 4, 2022

Paintings, installation view, Karma, New York, April 23–June 4, 2022

Paintings, installation view, Karma, New York, April 23–June 4, 2022

Paintings, installation view, Karma, New York, April 23–June 4, 2022

Paintings, installation view, Karma, New York, April 23–June 4, 2022

Paintings, installation view, Karma, New York, April 23–June 4, 2022

Inside the Piano, 2019, mixed media on canvas, 108⅛ x 168½ inches; 274.7 x 428 cm

Inside the Piano, 2019, mixed media on canvas, 108⅛ × 168½ inches; 274.7 × 428 cm

Korhogo, 2000, mixed media on canvas, 108 x 119 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches; 274.3 x 303.5 x 8.9 cm

Korhogo, 2000, mixed media on canvas, 108 × 119 12 × 3 12 inches; 274.3 × 303.5 × 8.9 cm

Traveler in the Cosmos #4, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 96 x 120¼ inches; 243.8 x 305.4 cm

Traveler in the Cosmos #4, 2017, mixed media on canvas, 96 × 120¼ inches; 243.8 × 305.4 cm

Sirius #1, 2022, mixed media on canvas, 81⅛ x 83⅞ inches; 206 x 213 cm

Sirius #1, 2022, mixed media on canvas, 81⅛ × 83⅞ inches; 206 × 213 cm

The Visionaries, 2014, mixed media on canvas, 81¼ x 84 inches; 206.4 x 213.4 cm

The Visionaries, 2014, mixed media on canvas, 81¼ × 84 inches; 206.4 × 213.4 cm

Collection 1970s–Present, installation view, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 21, 2019–August 22, 2021. Photograph by Denis Doorly.

Collection 1970s–Present, installation view, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 21, 2019–August 22, 2021. Photograph by Denis Doorly.

Vertigo # 2, 2011. Acrylic, paper pulp, cut and pasted fabrics, and fur on canvas, 118 1/4 × 165 1/2 in. (300.4 × 420.4 cm) Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Vertigo # 2, 2011. Acrylic, paper pulp, cut and pasted fabrics, and fur on canvas, 118 14 × 165 12 in. (300.4 × 420.4 cm) Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Vertigo # 4, 2012, mixed media on denim, 102 1/3 × 157 1/2 inches; 260 × 400 cm

Vertigo # 4, 2012, mixed media on denim, 102 13 × 157 12 inches; 260 × 400 cm

The Magic Books, 2011, mixed media, 96 7/8 × 96 7/8 inches; 246 x 246 cm

The Magic Books, 2011, mixed media, 96 78 × 96 78 inches; 246 × 246 cm

FELA, 2011, silkscreen and mixed media on canvas, 104 1/2 × 97 inches; 265 × 247 cm

FELA, 2011, silkscreen and mixed media on canvas, 104 12 × 97 inches; 265 × 247 cm

Vertigo # 11, 2012, mixed media, 78 3/4 × 102 1/3 inches; 200 x 260 cm

Vertigo # 11, 2012, mixed media, 78 34 × 102 13 inches; 200 × 260 cm

Vertigo # 5, 2011, mixed media on tarp, 108 × 120 inches; 274 x 305 cm

Vertigo # 5, 2011, mixed media on tarp, 108 × 120 inches; 274 × 305 cm

So What, 2007, mixed media on canvas, 107 1/2 x 120 inches; 273 x 305 cm

So What, 2007, mixed media on canvas, 107 12 × 120 inches; 273 × 305 cm

Matrix #(0), 2003, mixed media and fabric on canvas, 120 × 107 7/8 inches; 305 x 274 cm

Matrix #(0), 2003, mixed media and fabric on canvas, 120 × 107 78 inches; 305 × 274 cm

Flash Of Shango, 2002-2018, mixed media and silk screen on canvas, 118 × 164 1/2 inches; 300 x 418 cm

Flash Of Shango, 2002-2018, mixed media and silk screen on canvas, 118 × 164 12 inches; 300 × 418 cm

Flash of The Spirit, 1999, mixed media on canvas, 118 × 164 1/2 inches; 300 × 418 cm

Flash of The Spirit, 1999, mixed media on canvas, 118 × 164 12 inches; 300 × 418 cm

13th Gwangju Biennale: Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning, installation view, Gwangju, South Korea, February 26–May 9, 2021

13th Gwangju Biennale: Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning, installation view, Gwangju, South Korea, February 26–May 9, 2021

Paul Rebeyrolle Museum, installation view, Limoge, France, June 2–November 17, 2019

Paul Rebeyrolle Museum, installation view, Limoge, France, June 2–November 17, 2019

Paul Rebeyrolle Museum, installation view, Limoge, France, June 2–November 17, 2019

Paul Rebeyrolle Museum, installation view, Limoge, France, June 2–November 17, 2019

Dakar Biennial, installation view, Dakar, Senegal, May 3–June 2, 2018

Dakar Biennial, installation view, Dakar, Senegal, May 3–June 2, 2018

Documenta 11, installation view, Kassel, Germany, June 8–September 15, 2002

Documenta 11, installation view, Kassel, Germany, June 8–September 15, 2002

Whitney Biennial, installation view, Whitney Museum of Art, New York, March 7–May 26, 2002. Photo by Charles Eshelman

Whitney Biennial, installation view, Whitney Museum of Art, New York, March 7–May 26, 2002. Photo by Charles Eshelman

Venice Biennale, installation view, Venice, Italy, June 13–October 13, 1993

Venice Biennale, installation view, Venice, Italy, June 13–October 13, 1993

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