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Arthur Jafa's installation "Drapetomania" features an arrangement of black rods horizontally aligned on a white wall, with a significant draped, tattered fabric element creating a striking contrast. The use of industrial materials and a monochromatic palette enhances its stark, minimalist composition. The piece suggests themes of struggle and movement, potentially symbolized by the fabric, which evokes the idea of a journey or escape. In a contemporary style, it employs mixed media to provoke thought and discussion. Historically, Jafa often explores the African American experience and identity in his work. ...
Sadie Coles HQ is a London-based contemporary art gallery representing over sixty established and emerging international artists. The gallery opened in London in 1997, with its inaugural exhibition – of new paintings by American painter John Currin – presented in parallel with an offsite show by British artist Sarah Lucas, The Law. Since its inception, Sadie Coles HQ has operated from a variety of spaces, mounting numerous off-site projects and partaking in collaborative exchanges throughout the city and abroad. The gallery frequently hosts emerging young galleries and curatorial projects in The Shop at Kingly Street, and a live events programme titled GARGLE. In September 2013, Sadie Coles HQ opened a space at 62 Kingly Street in Soho, in April 2021 a space at 8 Bury Street in St James’s and in October 2025 a third space in Mayfair: a six-storey Georgian townhouse at 17 Savile Row. ...
