Black Coffee
Paintings drawn from photographs taken by Marc Ferrez in the 1880s of coffee plantations in the Paraíba Valley. Walker reclaims the agency Ferrez minimized — house paint on coffee bags, bamboo, rope.
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Paintings drawn from photographs taken by Marc Ferrez in the 1880s of coffee plantations in the Paraíba Valley. Walker reclaims the agency Ferrez minimized — house paint on coffee bags, bamboo, rope.
A poignant exploration of childhood nostalgia — "let the kids be kids" — set against the digital saturation of the present. McKay reimagines outdoor play as a communal act.
A series documenting Louisiana natives in and around New Orleans and Baton Rouge after Hurricane Katrina — eleven days the artist survived as a witness, dedicated to the innocent.
"These artworks are politically motivated — they get under your skin." — JoAnne S. Northrup, Nevada Museum of Art
Stokes's response to having his email hijacked by a Nigerian advance-fee scammer. The series reverses the gaze — a pointed meditation on identity, trust, and digital-age fraud.
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