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Skip to main content Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Kemper Art Museum Collection On View Events Learn Visit Support Open today, 11 am–5 pm Login Search Menu Login Sign in Register Create an account to add artworks to your personal collections. Email Password Forgotten password? Sign in > Name Email Password Repeat Password I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Create account > Forgotten password? Enter your email address below to recieve an email to reset your password. Email Back to sign in Submit > Check your inbox An email has been sent to your inbox to reset your password. Back to sign in Collection On View Events Learn Learning Resources PreK–12 Educators WashU Faculty WashU Students Colleges/Universities Study Room Visit Scheduling a Tour Galleries and Sculpture Garden Space Rental Art on Campus Support Membership Kemper Circle Director's Circle Planned Giving Donating Art Kemper Corporate Circle Research Resources Provenance Conservation University Libraries Island Press About The Museum Directory Press and News Employment Collection and Advisory Committees Institutional Documents Publications and Editions Submit Search --> On View / Past Chakaia Booker: Shaved Portions August 26, 2022–March 31, 2024Danforth campus, corner of Brookings Drive and Skinker Blvd. Overview --> Close selection Overview About the artist Tours prev filter Overview About the artist Tours next filter Chakaia Booker is renowned for her artistic practice that pushes the limits of abstraction through the use of her signature material—discarded rubber tires salvaged from city streets, auto-repair shops, and dumps—and its relation to ecological concerns. Shaved Portions epitomizes Booker’s ability to radically transform this industrial material into an incredible array of biomorphic forms. Repurposed from scraps that would have otherwise remained symbols of urban blight or measures of wanton waste, Shaved Portions is a monumental work that, as the artist describes it, is “about beauty, rhythm, and a common humanity. It is about how we create to connect to one another.” Since the early 1990s, Booker has explored the complex relationship between environmental issues, racial and economic difference, and gender through her assemblages. For the artist the multiple color tones of the rubber parallel human diversity, while the tire treads suggest images as varied as African scarification and textile designs. Situated adjacent to the entrance to Washington University at the corner of Brookings Drive and Skinker Blvd., the modular architectural structure of Shaved Portions is visible from this busy thoroughfare. Visitors can walk through the massive structure and experience its power—its texture, its structure, and its message of connection and community. Shaved Portions was originally commissioned by Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center for the Campbell Art Park in Oklahoma City. It is presented at the Kemper Art Museum courtesy of the artist and the Washington University in St. Louis Art on Campus program. Read the story in The Source About the artist Chakaia Booker (American, b. 1953) earned a BA in sociology from Rutgers University (1976) and an MFA from the City College of New York (1993). Her public art commissions include Millennium Park, Chicago; Garment District Alliance, New York; National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC; and Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. Her work is in more than forty public collections, and she has exhibited across the US, Europe, Africa, and Asia. She is the recipient of grants, fellowships, and awards from numerous organizations, including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation; Pollock-Krasner Foundation; American Academy of Arts and Letters; and Joan Mitchell Foundation; among many others. She lives in New York City and works in New York and Allentown, PA. Tours Schedule a tour for your class or group. Location Washington University in St. Louis One Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130 Opening times Monday, Wednesday–Sunday 11 am–5 pm Closed Tuesdays Get in touch Contact Us Directory Space Rental Rights & Reproductions Employment Help FAQs Accessibility Website Credits --> Newsletter Membership Donate © 2024 Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts test View details Share via Facebook Twitter --> Copy Link Close