Tony Cokes

3#, 2001Sign in to view price

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video, colour, stereoHannah Hoffman Gallery

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The artwork presents a simple yet powerful text-based composition against a stark black background. The vibrant orange text stands out, conveying a poignant message about the desire to embrace the "real world" instead of living within a metaphorical "shell." The minimalist approach and bold typographic style suggest a conceptual, thought-provoking nature to the piece, inviting the viewer to reflect on the artist's intention to challenge conventional ways of living and encourage a more authentic, engaged existence. ...

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Artist

Tony Cokes

B.1956, American

Fusing social and political commentary with cultural theory, Tony Cokes creates films, or video essays, that incorporate colour theory, music, sound and found texts quoted by various voices. The quotes from Malcolm X to David Bowie are shown against solid colourful backgrounds, accompanied by sound. A former DJ, Cokes is interested in resonances in pop culture and media that echo the past through the present lens. Addressing the representation of Blackness in film, television and advertising, the artist explores the social condition that maintains prejudice against black subjects. Tracing historical continuities through the critique of racism, capitalism and gentrification, Cokes’ fast-paced audiovisual works are visceral statements on lived experience. ...

Tony Cokes: Artworks

Tony Cokes

3#, 2001

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Evil.16 (Torture.Musik), 2009

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FADE TO BLACK, 1990

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Testament A: MF FKA K-P X KE RIP, 2019

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The Morrissey Problem, 2019

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The Queen is Dead: Fragment 2, 2019

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DFAI Rework.04, 2023

124.5 x 165.1 x 12.1cm

Gallery

Hannah Hoffman Gallery

Los Angeles

Hannah Hoffman, Los Angeles opened in May 2013. The gallery maintains a program of international contemporary artists alongside historical exhibitions with a particular focus on feminist and conceptual practices.

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