Arthur Jafa

September 2021—February 2023
Several people stand and sit in a room in front of a large, projected sun.

In Room 6 of the Pavilions was the first solo presentation of works by American artist Arthur Jafa (b. 1960) in the Washington, DC area. As an artist and filmmaker, Jafa collects and produces images, both still and moving, connecting the dots that make up American culture and how Black aesthetics operate within contemporary discourses. According to Jafa, he aims to create work with “the power, beauty, and alienation of Black music.” Best known for his videos incorporating powerful montages of found images and videos, Jafa’s presentation at Glenstone brought together a variety of modes and media central to his practice, including video, sculpture, and photography.

Exhibition Preview

    • Untitled
      Arthur Jafa
      Untitled, 2019
      Jafa 2019
      Untitled, 2019
      digital offset print and collage
      49 total
      20 ¾ x 29 ½ inches (53 x 75 cm) each
      © Arthur Jafa
      Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels
      Arthur Jafa https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/JAFAa_Untitled_2019_Amstutz-1094x800.jpg An array of various framed images is hung on a wall.
    • My Little Buddha
      Arthur Jafa
      My Little Buddha, 2018
      Jafa 2018
      My Little Buddha, 2018
      Epson FineArt print mounted to aluminum panel
      42 x 60 inches (107 x 152 cm)
      © Arthur Jafa
      Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels
      Arthur Jafa https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/JAFAa_MyLittleBuddha.jpg
    • Big Wheel VI
      Arthur Jafa
      Big Wheel VI, 2018
      Jafa 2018
      Big Wheel VI, 2018
      chains, rim, hubcap, and tire
      101 x 101 x 41 inches (257 x 257 x 104 cm) tire
      © Arthur Jafa
      Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels
      Arthur Jafa https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JAFAa_BigWheelVI_Amstutz-600x800.jpg A large wheel wrapped in chains sits on a white floor.
    • akingdoncomethas
      Arthur Jafa
      akingdoncomethas, 2018
      Jafa 2018
      akingdoncomethas, 2018
      video (color, sound)
      © Arthur Jafa
      Courtesy: the Artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels
      Arthur Jafa https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SM_JAFAa_Hero_2021-1276x718.jpg
    • Ex-Slave Gordon
      Arthur Jafa
      Ex-Slave Gordon, 2017
      Jafa 2017
      Ex-Slave Gordon, 2017
      vacuum formed plastic
      57 x 44 x 9 inches (1445 x 112 x 23 cm)
      © Arthur Jafa
      Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels
      Arthur Jafa https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/JAFAa_ExSlaveGordon_Amstutz-600x800.jpg

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