More than 90 works by over 40 artists trace Black abstraction in the United States from 1969 to the present.

NEW YORK — MoMA PS1 has opened “Hard Art,” an exhibition examining the legacy of abstraction by Black artists in the United States from 1969 to the present. The show runs through March 15, 2027, at the museum in Long Island City.

The exhibition brings together more than 90 works by over 40 artists. Historical paintings by artists who rose to prominence in the 1970s are shown alongside recent practices spanning sculpture, video, sound and painting.

Participating artists include Frank Bowling, Mark Bradford, Peter Bradley, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Ed Clark, Melvin Edwards, Jennie C. Jones, Joe Overstreet and Raymond Saunders. The exhibition also features new and recent work by artists including Aria Dean, Torkwase Dyson, Nikita Gale, Suzanne Jackson, Rindon Johnson, Caroline Kent, Carolyn Lazard, Eric N. Mack and Charisse Pearlina Weston.

MoMA PS1 said the cross-generational presentation considers how abstraction has shaped political imagination across different periods. The exhibition is organized by Connie Butler, the museum’s Agnes Gund Director, with curatorial associate Sheldon Gooch.

An accompanying illustrated publication includes essays, artist contributions and a chronology of significant museum exhibitions.

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