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Welcome to New Black City, an outdoor art exhibition that will show you a city without police. Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and the Museum of Social Justice are proud to take you on a journey through the history of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and encourage you to dream of a better world where we invest in the people and not in a system that destroys Black communities. When Black people are free, everyone can be free.
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Bienvenidos a la New Black City (Nueva Ciudad Negra), una exhibición de arte al aire libre que le mostrará una ciudad sin policía. Vidas Negras Importan de Los Ángeles y el Museo de Justicia Social se enorgullecen en llevarlos a un viaje a través de la historia de Vidas Negras Importan de Los Ángeles y los anima a soñar con un mundo mejor, en donde invirtamos en las personas y no en un sistema que destruya a las comunidades negras. Cuando los afroamericanos son libres, todos pueden ser libres.
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All the artwork shown was either displayed physical and/or digitally at the exhibition. Please, feel free to reach out to the artists on their platform to show them some love. All their platforms are linked.
MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS
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Quincy A Clemons
@unyenz Molotov Medicine Oil on canvas 24"x36" Done after I watched the police attack peaceful protesters at Van Nuys courthouse, while the rest of the city was being set on fire. I was mad and wanted to burn things down as well, but instead I stayed home and painted. |
Quincy A Clemons
@unyenz Kali•fornia 2020 Oil on canvas 48”x 56” Kali is the consort of Lord Shiva. In tales she comes as a destroyer removing the illusion of mortality by killing the deluded. She removes the ability to create more negative karma by removing the hands of the soldiers bent on killing. She represents the BLM movement for me. A force of nature that is compassionate enough to destroy the old. |
Krystle May Statler
@2kay1 Trigger Fingers, 2019 Acrylic on wood 14” x 19” x 1/8” At the time of the painting, my brother Brian Leslie Statler, Jr. (BJ) was the 280th person of 488 shot and killed by the police according to the Washington Post's "Fatal Force Report 2019." The year ended with 999 people shot and killed by the police according to the report. |
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Bryshere Casiano
@casianodesigns Say Their Names, 2020 Digital painting 26” x 32” Depicts protesters in commemoration of the lives of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd; whose lives were taken at the hands of racism and police brutality. |
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RJ Silva
Avengers Assemble for Black Lives Colored pencil on paper 8” x 11” |
Tori Slater
[email protected] Today Tonight And 2morrow, 2021 Poem and mixed media drawings on wood 6”x9” each This visual haiku explores the sacred fight for Black liberation by displaying momentum, love, and active presence as powerful tools to grow a future in which we know freedom and abundance. The title is adapted from and inspired by Tupac Shakur's poem "And 2morrow." |
Quincy A Clemons
@unyenz New Black City Acrylic on canvas As we come together to imagine a better future, we remember those who have allowed us to be here. Pouring libations and calling the names, brings them into our space today and together we step into the future. |
Quincy A Clemons
@unyenz Black Baby-White Snake Oil on canvas 36"x48" The image came to me when I was imagining what a god of joy would look like. The Black Baby represents the innocent expression of joy that is always accompanied by the danger of the White Snake. Despite the danger we dance into the future. |
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Keith Wallick
@Blackartlife Quarantine Dreams Acrylic and pencil on paper 11” x 17” I create multimedia works depicting back and brown people in a dramatized way. my art is meant to heal and make you feel. whether with joy or pain, the things I depict are meant to show that you are not alone. your feeling, emotions, and experiences are valid, and worth being heard. |
Keith Wallick
@Blackartlife Brother Acrylic and pencil on paper A homage to the colorful children. I love you; you are valid, I’ll be your home. |
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Brittney S. Price and Shak Smart
@BrittneySPrice and @Smart_spf Yikes Acrylic and spray paint on canvas 20” x 36” Silly face portrait of Nicole Byer, a collaborative effort between artists Brittney S. Price and Shak Smart was featured on episode 3 of 2021’s season of Wipeout. |
Brittney S. Price
@BrittneySPrice The Very Acrylic on canvas 16” x 20” Inspired by witnessing my brother’s hunger for life and meaning. His insatiability paralleled that of the caterpillar in one of my fave childhood books “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” |
Terrick Gutierrez
@Terrick03 Omnipresent, 2019 Acrylic and napkin on canvas 16” x 20” Omnipresent depicts New York City floodlights that infiltrate communities of color and often shine directly into their homes, preventing them from sleeping. These tools of surveillance shine at 3,954K, a level that is harmful to human eyes. |
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