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reclaimed antique adding machine, silkscreened acrylic paint on canvas. 2024
WallPAPER of Respect (painted series)
2020-2021. Acrylic Paint Silkscreen on Paper, found document text from the Freedman's Savings and Trust Bank 18"x24"
This ledger page information was mined from the National Archives, which documents the assets of a group of post- civil war veterans, entrepreneurs and labor force workers circa 1872. Financial wellness and repair remains a staple within most dinner table conversations past, present and future, and is an extension of proper care and nourishment of both family and community. This work celebrates the legacy of those who laid the groundwork for the hope and promise of self-sufficiency through generational wealth and community fiscal wellness during a time of near impossibility. The ledger features an individual with the same surname as myself, the artist. The document shapeshifts in various contexts within my making practice"
This ledger page information was mined from the National Archives, which documents the assets of a group of post- civil war veterans, entrepreneurs and labor force workers circa 1872. Financial wellness and repair remains a staple within most dinner table conversations past, present and future, and is an extension of proper care and nourishment of both family and community. This work celebrates the legacy of those who laid the groundwork for the hope and promise of self-sufficiency through generational wealth and community fiscal wellness during a time of near impossibility. The ledger features an individual with the same surname as myself, the artist. The document shapeshifts in various contexts within my making practice"
WallPAPER of Respect (wallpaper decor series)
Inspired by the 1967 Wall of Respect mural created by artists of the Organization of Black American Culture, this work celebrates some of the first black entrepreneurs of the late 19th century who laid the groundwork for generational and community fiscal wellness. I affectionately refer to them as some of our first African American fiscal heroes.
Eau De HR40: Air of/by/for Diasporic Africa
2020. Reclaimed atomizer perfume bottle, shredded American currency, air. 3.5"x4.5"
This Duchampianesque Eau De Perfum encapsulates the essence of breath and the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness through economic justice and repair.
This Duchampianesque Eau De Perfum encapsulates the essence of breath and the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness through economic justice and repair.
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 6)
2015. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
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(rear detail)
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 3)
2015. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 5)
2015. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
(rear detail)
(micro- detail)
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Inaugural Canvas Mobile)
2014. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 1)
2014. Series of Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performative intervened at Tier 1 Art Fairs. Formerly titled 'Gender Bombs and Other Cooking Ingredients', this series underwent a name change in 2021 in response to a perceived move towards equity in the art world via a sudden proliferation of Black artists and images being spotlighted.
(detail)
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