Tony Cokes

The Queen is Dead: Fragment 2, 2019Sign in to view price

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hd video, colour, stereoHannah Hoffman Gallery

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The artwork features a striking visual composition of deep, metallic hues that evoke a sense of unapologetic blackness. The text overlaying the image, "an unapologetic blackness," reinforces this powerful message, suggesting the artwork explores themes of Black identity and the rejection of societal pressures to conform. The shimmering, abstract textures and shapes create a visually captivating piece that invites the viewer to contemplate the artistic expression of uncompromising Black pride and self-acceptance. This work likely reflects the artist's intention to celebrate and affirm the inherent value of Black experiences and perspectives. ...

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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

Tony Cokes

The Queen is Dead: Fragment 2, 2019

Tony Cokes

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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