The Stranger, 2026

Phaidon and Artspace are pleased to present The Stranger, a new limited edition by Bahamian-born artist Tavares Strachan. Released alongside Phaidon's landmark monograph on the artist, The Stranger distills the artist's distinctive style and enduring exploration of history, visibility, and cultural memory.

Among the most celebrated conceptual artists of his generation, Strachan creates works that connect history, science, exploration, and cultural memory. His multidisciplinary practice investigates the people and narratives left out of traditional historical accounts, expanding our understanding of who is remembered, and why. Strachan's first museum survey in the United States, The Day Tomorrow Began, was recently presented at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and is currently on view at the Columbus Museum of Art.

The Stranger brings together many of the ideas that have defined Strachan's practice. An astronaut – one of the artist's recurring symbols of ambition, discovery, and possibility – appears amid fragments of language and image, inviting viewers to consider what histories are preserved and what stories remain unseen.

"I think artists are the best indicators of the future," says Strachan. "There's a great deal of research – and by research, I mean scientific research, I mean ethnographic research, I mean history, philosophical research – that goes into art-making. And this is why I think artists are particularly charged with having this way of understanding the future."

Tavares Strachan is arguably one of the most important artists working today. His open-ended practice offers distinctive points of view on a broad range of urgent social and political themes: archaeology, history, geography, music, science, and extreme climatology are only a few of the subjects he has explored to create allegorical exhibitions that tell of colonialism and cultural displacement, human aspiration, mortal limitation, and the space race.

Strachan’s extensively researched projects are often monumental in scale and scope. Created in collaboration with thought leaders and organizations across a wide spectrum of fields, his projects are also expansive in reach – The First Supper, Strachan’s massive sculpture at London’s Royal Academy, was one of the most popular art pieces exhibited in 2024.

In his birthplace, Nassau, Strachan established the scientific research platform BASEC (Bahamas Aerospace and Sea Exploration Center). In 2018, in collaboration with LACMA, Strachan launched ENOCH, a 3-U satellite bringing to light the forgotten story of Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., the first Black astronaut to be selected for any national space program. ENOCH circled the earth for three years in a sun-synchronous orbit before re-entering in December 2021.

All our frames are manufactured in the USA, using eco-friendly and sustainably sourced engineered hardwood for durability and a uniform finish that is free of defects. Frames are available in Black or White Satin and Honey Pecan.

All prints are hinged to a conservation quality, acid-free and lignin-free Alpha Cellulose matboard, using an acid-free linen tape. The mat's surface paper is fade and bleed resistant and is attached to a conservation quality foam-core mounting board that will keep the work safe from deterioration over time. Artworks with a deckled or decorative edges will be floated on the matboard, with acrylic spacers to separate the art from the glazing. All mounting is fully reversible, without any potential damage to the art.

All of our frames come with picture quality .090 mm plexiglass, which blocks 66% of UV to prevent color fading from exposure to light, keeping your art protected for years to come. It is now considered the industry standard for artists, museums and galleries throughout the world.

For images up to 30" x 40"

• 1 1/4” wide, 3/4” deep, with a 2 1/2” wide mat.
• We generally leave 1/4” - 1/2” of paper showing around the image, to accommodate signatures and for visual appeal.

For sheet sizes larger than 30” x 40" please contact an Artspace advisor for a custom quote.

Our art editions ship in 7 to 10 business days from New York.

Our framed art editions ship in 11 to 14 business days from New York.

This work is eligible for return within 30 days of receipt of delivery.

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