Yet another instance of searing racial injustice in this country, the death of George Floyd has galvanized people far and wide to demand change. Their efforts are a reminder that protest and consciousness-raising come in many forms. Sometimes, it is aesthetic in nature: “The power of the art of public engagement is in how, after news cycles and public outrage have moved on, it makes us see the things we don’t want to,” T’s writer at large Megan O’Grady writes in her 2018 piece on the performance artist Pope.L, best known for his physically punishing crawls through city streets. He, along with Nick Cave, Carrie Mae Weems, Arthur Jafa and the fashion designer Kerby Jean-Raymond, is among the contemporary artists who make work that addresses violence against the black body, presenting their audiences with reflections and refractions of our shared past and present. Here are profiles of each one of them, along with pictures of their powerful work.
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