The Flower, the Labor, and the Sea

Bhasha Chakrabarti  b. 1991; from Honolulu, Hawaii; works in New Haven, ConnecticutAshdeen, design studio2012–present; New Delhi, India. Founded by Ashdeen Lilaowala, b. 1980 The Intoxication of the Flower, the Exhaustion of the Labor, the Circulation of the Seas, and the Seduction of the Stitch, 2023–2025 Silk thread, handloomed raw silk, and reactive dye Museum purchase: gift of Frances Middendorf and Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund 2025.38  

Troubled Earth

Christina Young College Student Voices RISD Museum Summer researcher discusses Wifredo Lam's 1959 painting Près des Îles Vierges as a reflection of his complicated relationship with revolutionary Cuba and evolving understanding of Caribbean identity in a postcolonial world. Un cri de terre qui déploie Les nervures de son étéParce qu’amour l’aura fouillée Ou que la pluie est avenante Un cri de femme labourée À la limite des jachères Ses seins nubiles partagés Entre la misère et la mousse