Toward Joy

Stephanie Sparling Williams is the Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art at the Brooklyn Museum.Additional contributors at the Brooklyn Museum:Caroline Gillaspie, Assistant Curator of American Art Grace Billingslea, Curatorial Assistant of American Art Nancy Rosoff, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Arts of the Americas Dare Turner, Curator of Indigenous Art Catherine Futter, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator of Decorative Arts Liz St. George, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts

• Director’s ForewordAnne Pasternak, Shelby White and Leon Levy Director AcknowledgmentsStephanie Sparling Williams, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art New Frameworks for American ArtStephanie Sparling Williams Through Gimlet Holes: New Visions for American ArtEXPLORING THE SHOALSLeigh Raiford[FROM A PLACE OF LOVE]Leslie WilsonSOWING SEEDS, LAYING GROUNDKelli MorganA BLACK MIRRORBrittany WebbA BLACK FEMINIST FRAMEWORK FOR THE DECORATIVE ARTSTiffany MomonLOOK AGAINJonathan Michael SquareBRAIN LOVEXiao SituUNTITLEDSará Yafah King Framework: Trouble the WaterCRITICAL SHORT: TROUBLED WATERS AND CURRENTS OF RESTORATIONCaroline Gillaspie, Assistant Curator of American Art Thanksgiving Address: Greetings to the Natural World Framework: Radical CareCRITICAL SHORT: FRAMING THE WORLD THROUGH GRATITUDEDare Turner, Curator of Indigenous Art Framework: To Give FlowersCRITICAL SHORT: FROM OUR MOTHERS’ GARDENSGrace Billingslea, Curatorial Assistant, Arts of the Americas and American Art Framework: CounterpartsCRITICAL SHORT: IN DIALOGUECamille Bacon and Leslie Wilson Framework: Surface TensionCRITICAL SHORT: THE DORSAL VIEWStephanie Sparling Williams with Sena Amuzu and Madeleine Levinsohn Framework: Several SeatsCRITICAL SHORT: TO BE REAL!Caroline Gillaspie Framework: A Quiet PlaceCRITICAL SHORT: REST LIFETricia Hersey Framework: WitnessCRITICAL SHORT: SHOWING OUR WORKStephanie Sparling Williams Contributor Biographies Photography and Copyright Credits