The Black Factory Archive

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Year
2003
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Artist
Pope.L

Artist

Pope.L
Pope.L

Painting

Pope.L was an American performance and conceptual artist whose practice emerged from African American artistic traditions and the legacies of post-war institutional critique. Working across performance, video, installation, and drawing, he created socially engaged works that addressed race, embodiment, and systemic inequality through both absurdist humor and unflinching directness. His performances often positioned his own body as a site of interrogation, engaging with public space and architectural systems.

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Finnish Painting

Finnish Painting

2015 · Oil, acrylic, flash paint, marker, pen, collage, thumbtacks and tape on torn paper

WW-2015-049045
#95F, AB 7.27.04, 7.28.04, 8.3.04m 3.27.06, 4.14.06, 5.1.06, 5.16.06, 5.18.06, 5.20.06, 9.22.06, 9.24.06, 9.26.06 Napkin Mountain

#95F, AB 7.27.04, 7.28.04, 8.3.04m 3.27.06, 4.14.06, 5.1.06, 5.16.06, 5.18.06, 5.20.06, 9.22.06, 9.24.06, 9.26.06 Napkin Mountain

2004 · Mixed media on paper

WW-2004-100118
#49F 6.30.04, 7.28.04, 2.16.05, 3.16.06, 3.17.06, 3.20.06, 4.14.06 The Phallic Bundle of Avalon

#49F 6.30.04, 7.28.04, 2.16.05, 3.16.06, 3.17.06, 3.20.06, 4.14.06 The Phallic Bundle of Avalon

2004 · Black fiber-tipped pen and purple ball-point pen, with white correction fluid, on ivory wove paper (paper towel)

WW-2004-129309
#709F 3.13.03, 1.28.05, 2.16.05, 3.27.06, 4.14.06, 6.23.06, 9.6.06, 5.9.06, 6.29.06, 9.26.06, 9.25.06, 12.3.06 “Why Are You Sad?”

#709F 3.13.03, 1.28.05, 2.16.05, 3.27.06, 4.14.06, 6.23.06, 9.6.06, 5.9.06, 6.29.06, 9.26.06, 9.25.06, 12.3.06 “Why Are You Sad?”

2003 · Mixed media on paper

WW-2003-100117
The Great White Way: 22 miles, 9 years, 1 street

The Great White Way: 22 miles, 9 years, 1 street

2001 · Video (color, sound; 6:34 min.); five inkjet prints; painted wood and metal skateboard; Superman costume; orange wool hat

WW-2001-M121574
Eracism (version 8b)

Eracism (version 8b)

2000 · Video (color, sound; 10:24 min); five inkjet prints; three green glass bottles in plastic and metal suitcase; two works on sewn cloth with Velcro; green terrycloth headband; red terrycloth Croakie; painted wooden table and legs; painted wooden bench; cotton, polyester, and tulle dress; and Lycra, cotton, and plastic jockstrap with plastic case

WW-2000-M121570