Tariku Shiferaw Ethiopia, b. 1983
Minke (Tyler ICU), 2024
Acrylic on canvas
121.9 × 91.4 cm
48 × 36 in
48 × 36 in
'Minke (Tyler ICU)' is from the artist’s ongoing series 'One of These Black Boys' consisting of paintings with backgrounds of expressively painted bright blues marked by bands of varying shades...
"Minke (Tyler ICU)" is from the artist’s ongoing series "One of These Black Boys" consisting of paintings with backgrounds of expressively painted bright blues marked by bands of varying shades of black that represent the spectrum of Blackness. The titles of works in this series pay tribute to musical genres that have originated in Black communities, charging the works with musical references, identities, and cultural histories.
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