[Jeffrey Gibson](https://whitney.org/artists/18327), _I Know You Have A Lot of Strength Left_ (2017).
Jane Panetta the Whitney's director of collections recently reflected on one of her favorite works from the museum’s holding. She spotlighted Jeffrey Gibsons [_I Know You Have A Lot of Strength Left_](https://whitney.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=387f59a72ae7b64ccae37d5c9&id=829fedb420&e=c18a3bcec7), a piece of work which encompasses the artist’s use of color patterning, metal tacks, and references his relationship between his indigenous background (Gibson, a [2019 Biennial artist](https://whitney.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=387f59a72ae7b64ccae37d5c9&id=f8d5acd8da&e=c18a3bcec7), is a member of the Mississippi band of Choctaw and part Cherokee) and the history of abstraction.
Her critique focused on rethinking of politics and help as well as the fusing of empathy and Gibsons activism as well presented in the way art can change and move people to see any world. The painting's title borrowed from the lyrics Kate Bush’s "This Woman's Work." The lyric chosen for its profound possibility for multiple meanings. he explained his interest in "the strength of people who have just experienced adversity." The emphasis on the "you-and-me relationship" in the world, is a sensibility we can all relate to in the current state of the world.
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