MONEY MONDAY AT THE YNOT ART GALLEIRES

I NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS - AWESOME

Renee Cox @ Von Lintel Gallery.
Liberation of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben.
cibachrome, 1998.

"Liberation of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben is a visually seductive,
yet conceptual work that encourages discourse about African American representation in popular culture.
 In Liberation, Raje, a superhero created by the artist,
literally rips popular American icons from their boxes and places them in the forefront of her visual conversation.
 Re-contextualized from their positions of servitude and diminution,
 Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben are glorified and filled with strength and pride, having regained their true identities."

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