Tony Cokes

The Morrissey Problem, 2019Price on Request

Details

MaterialGalleryLocation

hd video, colour, stereoHannah Hoffman GalleryLos Angeles

Description

Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This text-based artwork features a bold, provocative statement against a vibrant blue background, conveying a message about self-perception and personal growth. The minimalist design with stark white text accentuates the poignant message, inviting the viewer to reflect on how their younger self might have judged or dismissed their current identity and choices. The artist's intention appears to be to challenge the viewer's perception of their own evolution and to encourage self-acceptance and compassion for one's past self. ...

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 Cokes3#, 2001Price on Request

Tony CokesEvil.16 (Torture.Musik), 2009Price on Request

Tony CokesFADE TO BLACK, 1990Price on Request

Tony CokesTestament A: MF FKA K-P X KE RIP, 2019Price on Request

Tony CokesThe Morrissey Problem, 2019Price on Request

Tony CokesThe Queen is Dead: Fragment 2, 2019Price on Request

Tony CokesDFAI Rework.04, 202315000 USD

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.