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Awol Erizku (born 1988) is an Ethiopian-born American contemporary artist. His primary media are painting, photography, sculpture and film. Erizku works with a wide variety of found materials. Erizku was dubbed "the art world's new 'it' boy" by Vulture Magazine in 2016. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles.
Awol Erizku is an Ethiopian-born American artist known for his staged portraits of African Americans and appropriation-based practice. View Awol Erizku’s 64 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Jun 7, 2023 · The Afro-Esotericism of Awol Erizku. The prolific artist knows that contemporary Blackness, made and unmade on the stage of capitalism, is as much defined by its spiritual reckonings as it is by...
Mar 8, 2022 · Beyond Beyoncé Fame, Awol Erizku Expands What Black Art Can Be. With an exhibition at Gagosian, Erizku reaches a broad audience, and hopes he is seen as more than “a photographer for hire.”...
In his wildly inventive practice, Awol Erizku rejects Eurocentric notions of beauty and art history—then builds his own unique Afrocentric aesthetic. Through photography, sculpture, installation, and works on paper, Erizku’s major motifs include ….
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Oct 1, 2020 · Awol Erizku Is Creating a New Language. The photographer, artist, and GQ contributor on art, fatherhood, and his boundary-pushing new show. By Antwaun Sargent. October 1, 2020. Black Fire...
