Exhibitions

Awakeningby Ta-coumba T. Aiken

May 13 – Jun 25, 2022

Aiken. Ripple Effect, 2021. Acrylic on Canvas. 60 x 36 inches

Ta-coumba T. Aiken. In Plain Sight, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Crossing Borders, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 59 3/4 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Families Matter, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Protest Calm, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Upon Her Return, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Awakening, 2019

Acrylic on canvas. 45 x 68 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Speaking In Tongues, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 29 3/4 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Holy Spirit, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 29 3/4 in.

Tacoumba T.Aiken. Soul Searchers, Arrival. Installation view.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Soul Searchers, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 36 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Arrival, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 36 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

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Aiken. Ripple Effect, 2021. Acrylic on Canvas. 60 x 36 inches

Ta-coumba T. Aiken. In Plain Sight, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Crossing Borders, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 59 3/4 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Families Matter, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Protest Calm, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Upon Her Return, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 60 x 48 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Awakening, 2019

Acrylic on canvas. 45 x 68 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Speaking In Tongues, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 29 3/4 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Holy Spirit, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 24 x 29 3/4 in.

Tacoumba T.Aiken. Soul Searchers, Arrival. Installation view.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Soul Searchers, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 36 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Arrival, 2021

Acrylic on canvas. 36 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Ta-coumba T.Aiken. Untitled, 2022

Acrylic on tape mounted to paper. 12 x 9 in.

Dreamsong is pleased to present Awakening, a solo exhibition of recent paintings and works on paper by Ta-coumba T. Aiken. Named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Aiken’s oeuvre encompasses hundreds of public murals and sculptures in the Twin Cities alongside a dedicated studio practice long overdue for serious critical attention. Born in 1952, Aiken is fond of reminding interlocutors that his first art exhibition was held at six-years-old in the basement of his family’s home in Evanston, Illinois.

Through a studio practice rooted in abstraction, with particular affinities to the work of Norman Lewis and Romare Bearden, and alongside a renowned public art practice ignited through John T. Biggers’ mentorship, Aiken has spent decades channeling the spirits of his ancestors through form and color. In Awakening, a symphonic complexity emerges across paintings built through layers of loose, swirling gestures and tondos blasted with explosive shards of color.

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1/18/2025, 5–7PM

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