d. a. levy, Poem Written While Flying Over Hanoi from the series Zen Concrete, 1967 [Collection Pérez Art Museum Miami, acquired from The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. @ d. a. levy]
al things considered — when i post my masterpiece #1320
first posted in facebook july 13, 2024
edouard duval-carrié -- "of cotton gunboats and petticoats" (2017)
"the problems stemming from slavery never have been fully addressed in this country" … edouard duval-carrié
"without taking a knee or raising a fist, miami-based artist edouard duval-carrié highlights unsettled issues that arise from slavery in his native haiti as well as his adopted united states. the message unfolds at the entrance to his latest show at the museum of contemporary art - north miami. an attractive painting of a woman who seemingly transforms into a tree is set against a backdrop of cottonball clouds and pastel blue skies. but upon closer inspection, all is not sweetness and light" … siobhan morrissey
"this is the quest of my life — to try to figure out what happened and how it happened, and what were the consequences of these actions centuries ago" … edouard duval-carrié
"… pointing out the shackles attached to the woman’s right ankle. it is staked to a map of the united states, which in its founding days benefitted from an economy based on slave labor" … siobhan morrissey
"chains, my baby's got me locked up in chains
and they ain't the kind that you can see
whoa, these chains of love got a hold on me, yeah" … gerry coffin
"chains, my country's got me locked up in chains
and they ain't the kind that you can see
the chains on slaves … hold you and me" … al janik