Black People Are The Cave Inside An Earthworm
<p>Pope.L, <em>Black People Are The Cave Inside An Earthworm</em>, 2011. Ballpoint pen on paper, sheet: 11 15/16 × 9 in. (30.3 × 22.9 cm) Image: 11 15/16 × 9 in. (30.3 × 22.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee 2018.192. © Pope.L</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 2011
- Medium
- Ballpoint pen on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 11 15/16 × 9 in. (30.3 × 22.9 cm) Image: 11 15/16 × 9 in. (30.3 × 22.9 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Pope.L
Artist
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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- Pope.L
- Year
- 2011
- Medium
- Ballpoint pen on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 11 15/16 × 9 in. (30.3 × 22.9 cm) Image: 11 15/16 × 9 in. (30.3 × 22.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-2011-172128
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified