Whitney Museum of American Art, 2023
Inheritance explores how legacies—familial, historical, and artistic—shape the present and transform over time. Featuring forty-three artists and spanning the 1970s to today, the Whitney exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, photographs, videos, and time-based installations that consider what is passed on and how it is reimagined. Inspired by Ephraim Asili’s 2020 film of the same name, the show interweaves personal narratives with generational histories, examining cycles of life, reinterpretations of art history, and the enduring impact of racialized violence. Curated by Rujeko Hockley with David Lisbon, Inheritance asks how we arrived at this moment and what futures our stories may shape.