Sam Durant — End White Supremacy (Mirrored) Amber
Sam Durant — End White Supremacy (Mirrored) Amber
1-color hand-pulled screen print on amber mirrored plexiglass. Framed in amber anodized metal frame.
Edition of 3
22.5h x 32w inches
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Copyright of the artwork is non-transferable and remains the property of the artist.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Detroit Justice Center.
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Louis Buhl & Co. is pleased to present an upcoming edition with Berlin-based American artist Sam Durant, titled End White Supremacy (Mirror). Durant is an interdisciplinary artist whose works engage a variety of social, political, and cultural issues. Growing up in Boston in the 1970s, an educational culture emphasizing democratic ideals, racial equality and social justice created the foundation for Durant's artistic perspective.
Over the last twenty years, Durant has developed a rigorous research-based practice that extracts and reframes dominant historical narratives. Mining the photographic archives of international protests and demonstrations from the early twentieth century to the present, Durant draws imagery from protest-signs, to which he transfers into a format associated with commercial signage and advertising. Produced in four colorways (red, blue, yellow, and amber), each edition is composed of a framed mirror with the words “End White Supremacy” printed across it. “The slogan comes from a hand made poster carried during a civil rights demonstration in the 1960’s. It still resonates today, unfortunately. The colorful mirrors highlight the issue of ‘color’ itself while offering a visual echo of all that they reflect," says Durant.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Detroit Justice Center. DJC works alongside communities to create economic opportunities, transform the justice system, and promote equitable and just cities. DJC is founded on the belief that we cannot build cities that work for everyone without remedying the impacts of mass incarceration. This mission requires innovative ways of community lawyering—rooted in defensive and offensive fights for racial justice and economic equity—that build up our poorest residents through direct services and novel approaches to land use, housing, and employment.
