We are pleased to announce that Qualeasha Wood’s (@qualeasha) “The [Black] Madonna/Whore Complex” 2021 has been acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art @metmuseum @metphotographs. —— Speechless is an understatement. Iconic black girl history has been WRITTEN. Since we can’t give a Grammy’s - style acceptance speech we both tried to sum up our feelings on what this moment feels like for us. “Growing up visiting museums and institutions, I always felt left out and underrepresented. I didn’t think that art was for me. Through undergraduate, and graduate school, I stood firm in my stance of creating artwork for a 11 year old me to feel seen by. I never imagined, that I’d have the chance to make my dream a reality. So cheers to all the little girls across the world, especially the black ones; for everything that’s missing— know that you’re the one to change it.” - xx @qualeasha “This occasion is dedicated with immense gratitude to all of the black women in my life. 💘” - xx @gallerykendrajaynepatrick There’s two weeks left to see the work in the show “Alter Egos Projected Selves” on view until May 1st 2022. If you miss it, don’t worry there will always be another time! ;-)