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Derrick Adams (born in 1970) is an American, New York based Multi-disciplinary Artist.

Adam's work is strongly rooted in Deconstructivist philosophies and the formation and perception of ideals attached to objects, textures, symbols, colors and ideologies.

His work is focused on fragmentation and manipulation of structure and surface - exploring shape-shifting forces of popular culture and its counter balances in our lives.

Adam's work has been praised by acclaimed NYT's Art critic Roberta Smith as recent as 2014, where she describes Mr. Adam's as : "A Multidisciplinary artist with a vengeance" "Working in performance art, painting, sculpture and music...sardonically exploring the intersections of popular culture, fashion, black experience and the art of the past"

Derrick Adam's studio is located in Brooklyn, NY. He's is an alumnus of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program and received his BFA from Pratt Institute and his MFA from Columbia University.

His exhibition and performance resume include : PS1/MoMA Greater New York, Performa 05, Brooklyn Museum Open House, The Kitchen NYC, The Bearden Project at Studio Museum in Harlem, Collete Blanchard Gallery, Jack Tilton Gallery and Momenta Arts.

He's also the recipient of a 2009 Louis Comfort Tiffany Award and an honored finalist for the 2011 William H. Johnson Prize.

Derrick Adam's last solo show was titled "LIVE and IN COLOR" at Jack Tilton Gallery from September 10 to October 18, 2014. In which he presented - according to an article from ArtNews from November 2014 - "a biting overview of television's representation of black culture in ten colorful collages and six faceted wood sculptures. Were the collages re-created TV-screen images; the sculptures featured "box heads" or "talking heads" inside realistic-looking TV sets".