Untitled

Andrea Chung, artist

born 1978

Untitled, 2022 - 2022

Material/technique: resin; pigment; beads; shell; crystal

Dimensions:
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): right hand 39.37 x 10.16 x 7.62 cm
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): left hand 31.75 x 8.89 x 8.25 cm

Credit line: Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 2025.0038.a,b

On display: Simons Gallery

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Bold Women

Exploring the legacies of colonialism and enslavement in the Caribbean, Andrea Chung considers the myth of Drexciya, a Black Atlantis populated by the descendants of pregnant African women who tragically jumped or were thrown overboard on their journey into enslavement. Rather than succumb to death, the women gave birth to babies who survived underwater and formed a peaceful new world in the Atlantic Ocean. The outstretched arms conjure alternative histories and reach for a future made possible by Black resistance, perseverance, and communal activism.