Arthur Jafa
Monster II
Lot closes
June 7, 03:24:00 AM GMT
Estimate
55,000 - 65,000 USD
Starting Bid
30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Arthur Jafa
b. 1960
Monster II
Executed in 2018.
Epson fine art print face-mounted to Diasec acrylic on aluminum panel
Edition 5 of 5
78 × 61 7/8 in. (198 x 157 cm)
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© Arthur Jafa. Courtesy of the artist, Gladstone, and Sprüth Magers
Across three decades, Arthur Jafa (b. 1960, Tupelo, MS; lives in Los Angeles, CA) has developed a singularly dynamic practice that comprises films and videos, photographs, and sculptures. Using found imagery, music, and techniques such as montage and collage, he has constructed an extensive assemblage of Black expression that reveals the diverse and complex realities of being Black in America. Jafa’s work was recently featured at the MCA in Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection (2024–25). Additionally, his artwork resides in the celebrated collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; Studio Museum in Harlem; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, among others. In 2019, he received the Golden Lion for Best Participant at the 58th Venice Biennale.