TAKE A STAND I – In the midst of a fraught election season, we asked 18 artists of color to envision a new kind of political poster. The messages were approved by @fordjourstudio, @kara_walker_official, @glennligon, @st__francis, @hallchase, and @woodyothello. View below to see the artists’ works, and click the link in bio for the full printable series.
W VOLUME FOUR, THE NEW ORIGINALS ISSUE: From a work by Kara Walker that says it all without words to Mark Bradford’s wheat-pasted rhyming triplet, each image is a unique distillation of our current moment. When there’s so much at stake, what do you stand for?
The Territorial Treadmill.
Collage with Black Shape, digital print, pencil and collage 12 x 9 inches © Glenn Ligon; Courtesy of the artist, Hauser & Wirth, New York, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, Thomas Dane Gallery, London, and Chantal Crousel, Paris.
Mark Bradford, 2020 © Mark Bradford, Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth, Photo: Mark Bradford.
© Charles Gaines, Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth.
Vote, 2020, Acrylic and Coffee on Cotton Canvas.
We Still Here, 2020, digital collage: Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles.
American Dream.
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Artwork: @fordjourstudio, @kara_walker_official, @glennligon, @st__francis, @hallchase, @woodyothello
