The black figure has always been a subject of entertainment in popular culture, as well as an image to sell things. In some ways, that’s how people relate to us—because they’ve seen us on television.
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Derrick Adams
Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, New York City by Scott Heiser
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Scott Heiser, Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, New York City, 1983.
Scott Heiser, Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, New York City, 1983.
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The author discusses his debut collection, Aerialists, and the surreality of the human mind.
MOLLY, MERCY, MADELINE,
MYRA, MAGGIE, MEREDITH,
MARLEY, MAGDA, MARGARET,
MINDY, MILLIE, MAGDALA,
MYRNA, MOIRA, MARIANNE,
MARLA, MAURA, MARIGOLD,
MEGHAN, MARY, MILLICENT,
MAITE, MAPLE, MITZI.
Pacale Marthine Tayou is a Cameroonian artist based in Belgium. His work has appeared in documenta11 (2002) in Kassel, two Venice Biennales (2005 and 2009), and numerous international exhibitions. Recent solo exhibitions took place at the Serpentine Galleries, London, and Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, both in 2015.
Originally published in
BOMB 20,
Summer 1987
Christopher Durang, Duane Michals by David Seidner, Steve Erickson, Mona Simpson, and Weegee.
