Artists

Jeffery Deitch Gallery Exhibit | Refik Anadol – Living Paintings

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I took some time out of my schedule to attend Refik Anadol’s first major solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Living Paintings, which opened at the Jeffrey Deitch museum on February 14, 2023. This highly anticipated exhibition showcases Anadol’s complete series of artworks based on California-related datasets, exploring his fascination with the environments that shape his artistic vision.

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LACMA | The Obama Portraits Tour & Black American Portraits

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Being a Black man in America many of those stories resonate with me. They make me feel at home when I attend these exhibits. Viewing the pieces also build confidence and pride in being Black. It causes me to celebrate the strength within our culture, how we have persevered through tough times, how we have remained strong throughout our journey here.

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Tupac | #LoveHard, #LoveStrong

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Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor who came to embody the 1990s gangsta-rap aesthetic, and who in death became an icon symbolizing noble struggle. Consistently placing on editorial lists as one of the greatest rap musicians of all time, Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) wrote much of his work highlighting the poverty and inequality of life in the inner city.

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