The t-shirt is informed by the below work:
“Gone” a popular opera by celebrated Frenglish soldier in the Americas, Butrus of Sindh, on the tragic romance of Harlem Carl, and Rhiannon, pretender to the Welsh throne. Set in New Amsterdam/New Frengland, this sad tale centers on two lovers from different racial, and socio-economic backgrounds fighting to thrive amidst a revolutionary conflict of unprecedented scale. Due to the opera’s popularity throughout the world, it is sometimes performed in blackface. Cue Zwarte Peet, Jolson, and Olivier. 1800.
Acrylic, and ink on canvas
182.9 x 182.9cm
72” x 72” in
2023
The work was made for part 1 of The Epoch of Totalitarianism.
“Gone” a popular opera by celebrated Frenglish soldier in the Americas, Butrus of Sindh, on the tragic romance of Harlem Carl, and Rhiannon, pretender to the Welsh throne. Set in New Amsterdam/New Frengland, this sad tale centers on two lovers from different racial, and socio-economic backgrounds fighting to thrive amidst a revolutionary conflict of unprecedented scale. Due to the opera’s popularity throughout the world, it is sometimes performed in blackface. Cue Zwarte Peet, Jolson, and Olivier. 1800.
Acrylic, and ink on canvas
182.9 x 182.9cm
72” x 72” in
2023
The work was made for part 1 of The Epoch of Totalitarianism.
The Epoch of Totalitarianism, Part 3- The Civilized and Uncivilized Wars (See Power), 2025 is the current series that we have on view at the gallery now.
