Firelei Báez Brings Cosmic Caribbean Visions to Hauser & Wirth New York
Firelei Báez will present her first New York exhibition with Hauser & Wirth, featuring radiant new paintings, works on paper, and large-scale bronze sculptures across two floors of the gallery's 22nd Street location. Following two major solo museum exhibitions in 2025, the show extends her engagement with colonial legacies and the African diaspora's natural, spiritual, and cosmic dimensions. Báez shifts from discernible figures toward a more atmospheric sensibility, exploring how bodies and nature shape perception.
Key facts
- First New York exhibition with Hauser & Wirth
- Includes new paintings, works on paper, and large-scale bronze sculptures
- Exhibition spans two floors of the gallery's 22nd Street location
- Follows two major solo museum exhibitions in 2025
- Engages with colonial legacies and African diaspora themes
- Shifts focus from figurative to atmospheric sensibility
- Explores how bodies and nature shape understanding
- Báez works within history painting tradition while subverting its conventions
Entities
Artists
- Firelei Báez
Institutions
- Hauser & Wirth
Locations
- New York
- United States