Sharlene Khan, Family , 2016. Mixed media, 29 × 37 cm. Courtesy of the artist Sharlene Khan, Family, 2016. Mixed media, 29 × 37 cm. Courtesy of the artist More

Figure 6 Tomie Arai, Double Happiness , 2004. Mixed-media installation, Bronx Museum of the Arts. Tables, place settings, chairs; light boxes; silk screen; interview text; audio Figure 6. Tomie Arai, Double Happiness, 2004. Mixed-media installation, Bronx Museum of the Arts. Tables, place More

Figure 4. Caroline “booops” Sardine, big frens tun n-e-meee (detail), 2008. Mixed media assemblage, dimentions vary. Figure 4. Caroline “booops” Sardine, big frens tun n-e-meee (detail), 2008. Mixed media assemblage, dimentions vary. Photograph by Jane Bryce More

Figure 8. Caroline “booops” Sardine, pain-T sets you freee , 2010. Handmade mixed-media mermaid in a fish bowl, variable dimensions. Figure 8. Caroline “booops” Sardine, pain-T sets you freee, 2010. Handmade mixed-media mermaid in a fish bowl, variable dimensions. Photograph by booops More

Untitled Species II , 2010. Mixed media on paper; 66.75 × 50 in. Collection of Eric and Tara Hirshberg, Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago Untitled Species II, 2010. Mixed media on paper; 66.75 × 50 in. Collection of Eric and Tara Hirshberg, Los Angeles More

Brella Krew , from the Fambily series, 2013. Mixed-media, hand-embellished photo tapestry; 78 × 285 in. Collection of 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville. Photo courtesy the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago Brella Krew, from the Fambily series, 2013. Mixed-media, hand-embellished photo More

Duppy Treez (detail), 2013. Mixed media on paper; 78.5 × 63 in. Collection of Vascovitz Family Collection, Seattle. Photo courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago Duppy Treez (detail), 2013. Mixed media on paper; 78.5 × 63 in. Collection of Vascovitz Family Collection, Seattle More

Lost at Sea ii , 2012. Mixed media on canvas, 46 × 50 in. Lost at Sea ii, 2012. Mixed media on canvas, 46 × 50 in. More

Figure 1.2. Lorna Simpson and Alva Rogers, Five Rooms , 1991. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Salon 94, New York Figure 1.2. Lorna Simpson and Alva Rogers, Five Rooms, 1991. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist and Salon 94, New York More

Figure 1.3. Glenn Ligon, To Disembark , 1993. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist; Luhring Augustine, New York; Regen Projects, Los Angeles; and Thomas Dane Gallery, London Figure 1.3. Glenn Ligon, To Disembark, 1993. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist More

Figure 1.4. Renée Green, Mise-en-Scène , 1991. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Photo: Bernard Renoux. Courtesy the artist and Free Agent Media Figure 1.4. Renée Green, Mise-en-Scène, 1991. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Photo: Bernard Renoux. Courtesy the artist and Free Agent Media More

Figure 2. Clara Morera, El santo pájaro ( The Sacred Bird ), 2010. Mixed media on canvas, 122 × 147 cm. Photograph by Mary Jane Bent. Courtesy of Alejandro de la Fuente Figure 2. Clara Morera, El santo pájaro (The Sacred Bird), 2010. Mixed media on canvas, 122 × 147 cm. Photograph by Mary More

Figure 1 Clara Morera, The Preboste Juan , 2017. Mixed media on canvas, 72 × 48 in. From the Visionary Aponte: Art and Black Freedom exhibit; Little Haiti Cultural Center, New York University, and Duke University, 2017–18. Courtesy of the artist Figure 1. Clara Morera, The Preboste Juan More

Figure 1 High-Sis in the Garden of Heathen , 2017; mixed media on fabric, various dimensions. Figure 1. High-Sis in the Garden of Heathen, 2017; mixed media on fabric, various dimensions. More

Figure 2 Dem ova Deh Suh, wih ova Yah Suh , 2016; mixed media on fabric, 81.5 × 50 in. Figure 2. Dem ova Deh Suh, wih ova Yah Suh, 2016; mixed media on fabric, 81.5 × 50 in. More

Figure 3 Pimper’s Paradise, the Terra Nova Nights Edition , 2018; triptych, mixed media on canvas, 7 ft. 5 in. × 16 ft. 8 in. Figure 3. Pimper’s Paradise, the Terra Nova Nights Edition, 2018; triptych, mixed media on canvas, 7 ft. 5 in. × 16 ft. 8 in. More

Figure 5 Yes We Have Met Before , 2017; triptych, mixed media on canvas, 96 × 144 in. Figure 5. Yes We Have Met Before, 2017; triptych, mixed media on canvas, 96 × 144 in. More

Figure 1 Garçon III , 2018; mixed media on canvas, 8 × 10 in. Figure 1. Garçon III, 2018; mixed media on canvas, 8 × 10 in. More

Figure 2 Conciliabule , 2016; mixed media on paper, 18 × 24 in. Figure 2. Conciliabule, 2016; mixed media on paper, 18 × 24 in. More

Figure 3 Ex Mente II , 2019; mixed media on paper, 16 × 20 in. Figure 3. Ex Mente II, 2019; mixed media on paper, 16 × 20 in. More