The Kelly Payne Collection -

: Each piece is a meticulously researched tribute to regional cultures. For instance, her Moroccan collection utilizes braided textures to mirror the traditional hairstyles of uncolonized mountain tribes.

The last painting, Exit Through the Gift Shop (a sardonic nod to Banksy), is nothing but black on black, save for a tiny, almost invisible figure of a girl at the bottom right corner, holding a single match. The match is not lit. Payne left no notes on how to finish it. The Collection’s lead conservator once told a visitor, “We don’t restore these. We only slow down their decay.” the kelly payne collection