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Arthur Jafa is an American video artist and cinematographer known for his work on Daughters of the Dust, Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death, and The White Album. He has won awards, exhibited at museums, and collaborated with musicians such as Kanye West and Solange.
Arthur Jafa is a visual artist and filmmaker who collages images and ideas from history, fine art, and popular culture to explore the Black experience. Learn about his influences, themes, and works, such as APEX, Love Is the Message, and Daughters of the Dust.
Dec 14, 2020 · Arthur Jafa’s Radical Alienation. The filmmaker left an art world he found too white; years later, he made a triumphant return with “Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death.” By Calvin Tomkins....
1 day ago · Arthur Jafa Exposes Racial Bias in Martin Scorcese's 'Taxi Driver': As part of a new work that reimagines the brothel shootout scene in the iconic 1976 crime drama.
Mar 26, 2024 · The artist talks about his film and video works that confront racism and Blackness in America, his influences, and his upcoming shows in New York. He also discusses his use of titles, his relationship to Scorsese's Taxi Driver, and his experience of institutional attention.
Aug 14, 2019 · Arthur Jafa in Bloom - The New York Times. Sought after by Spike Lee, Stanley Kubrick, and Solange Knowles alike, the visual artist is changing representations of blackness in museums and beyond....
Mar 27, 2018 · Arthur Jafa’s seven-minute video Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death, screened on a loop, was starting over, and once again, Kanye West delivered the opening lines of a slowed-down...
