Have you heard of the Dakkabar collection? Created by the artist Robert Earl Paige in the 1970s, the line of Senegal-inspired textiles catered to Black shoppers and sold in over 100 stores throughout America. Born and raised in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Paige participated in the Black Arts Movement—the creative branch of the Black Power Movement—as well as the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists, Chicagoans who viewed Africa as a key reference for African-American culture. Working in many media, Paige experiments with colors, patterns, and materials to represent ordinary Black life. “My art is my assignment in life,” he has said. “I’m working in the pursuit of beauty.” This exhibition, Paige’s largest to date, looks at his textile designs and painted fabric, as well as his recent drawings, paintings, collages, and clay works. —Jeanne Malle