ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By
Gregory & Ernest Disney-Britton
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| Malcolm X from '48 Portraits (underexposed)', 2012
Ink jet print on pulped encyclopedic paper
22 × 24 1/2 in
55.9 × 62.2 cm
Edition 2/2 |
We met
Samuel Levi Jones, a major star in contemporary art on Thursday at an Indianapolis public school where he installed his striking "
48 Portraits (Underexposed)." The work is a direct response to
Gerhard Richter's "
48 Portraits" (1971) that depicts only white males. Trained as a photographer, Jones is best known for reconstructing historical texts into patchwork paintings of equality.
Samuel Levi Jones talked with kids at Edison School of the Arts, and that makes him, our artist of the week.
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| Artist Samuel Levi Jones and school board member Ernest Disney-Britton standing in front of "48 Portraits (underexposed)" hung vertically at Edison School of the Arts. |
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| Edison School of the Arts staff and board members: (L-R) Amber, Penny, Ernest, Kay, Nathan |
