JEFFREY GIBSON (B. 1972)
I Feel Real When You Hold Me
hand-signed 'Jeffrey Gibson' by the artist on the hand painted label cut from one of his canvases on the reverse
mongolian cashmere blanket
51 x 71 inches (129.54 x 180.34 cm)
Executed in 2024. Accompanied by original 'Jeffrey GIbson' box, Sotheby's information pamphlet, and catalogue.


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A vibrant work that transforms painting into textile, Jeffrey Gibson’s I Feel Real When You Hold Me reimagines one of his signature canvases as a cashmere blanket. The piece retains Gibson’s instantly recognizable vocabulary of kaleidoscopic diamonds and lyrical text, here hand-signed on the reverse, translating the language of fine art into an intimate, functional object.

Jeffrey Gibson (b. 1972, Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee) is an American artist whose practice merges Indigenous traditions with contemporary abstraction, craft, and queer aesthetics. His work spans painting, sculpture, performance, and textiles, often embedding hand-beading, weaving, and found materials into geometric abstraction and text-based forms. Gibson represented the United States at the 2024 Venice Biennale, cementing his place as one of the leading voices of his generation.

51 x 71 inches (129.5 x 180.3 cm)