color image of leaves casting shadows on a black and white photograph of draped fabric or water on a wood board; image printed on canvas affixed by its corners onto wood backing board, with raw canvas edges exposed; frame has three elements that are medium-toned wood--left frame element is lighter-toned wood--unglazed

compton cvs 33.8958° N. 118.2201° W, 2018

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Using geographic coordinates as titles to specify place, David Alekhuogie notes “Politics of identity are bound up in landscape.” The tightly framed figures are camouflaged by light, shadow and sharp-edged vegetation creating an ambiguous tension between vulnerability and aggression. Printed on canvas and pinned in shallow plywood boxes, the photographs are ultimately portraits of Alekhuogie’s hometown of Los Angeles with its tangled history of dreams and violence.

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Title
compton cvs 33.8958° N. 118.2201° W
Artist Life
born 1986
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2021.45.3
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color image of leaves casting shadows on a black and white photograph of draped fabric or water on a wood board; image printed on canvas affixed by its corners onto wood backing board, with raw canvas edges exposed; frame has three elements that are medium-toned wood--left frame element is lighter-toned wood--unglazed
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