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MICHI MEKO
Wading Fugitive. "Its not about the fish, but the water" - Artist John Gill, 2022Acrylic, aerosol, oil pastel, colored pencil, glitter, gold leaf, sequins, Mr. Crappie 4lb. fishing line, and Rio Fly fishing backing on canvas72 x 60 in.Copyright The ArtistFurther images
Referencing Fred Moten’s theorized ‘Black Fugitivity’, Meko states “I, Michi Meko am a fugitive, I am on the run.” Wading Fugitive “It’s Not About the Fish, But the Water” –...Referencing Fred Moten’s theorized ‘Black Fugitivity’, Meko states “I, Michi Meko am a fugitive, I am on the run.” Wading Fugitive “It’s Not About the Fish, But the Water” – John Gill is not a romanticized landscape but an attempt to render the metaphysical relationship of isolated Blackness in the Wilderness of the American South. The composition evokes a sense of hope, anxiety, beauty, and terror, in short the Sublime.Provenance
Collection of the High MuseumExhibitions
"The Burden of Wait: Paintings from the New American South," Susan Inglett Gallery, NYC, 8 December 2022 - 28 January 2023.