Arthur Jafa

b. 1960, Tupelo, Mississippi; lives in Los Angeles

Wikipedia Entry

Arthur Jafa is an American video artist and cinematographer.

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Artworks by Arthur Jafa

Arthur Jafa, Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death, 2016

artwork
Single-channel digital video, color, with sound, 7 min., 25 sec.
100 Highlights and African and African Diaspora
© Arthur Jafa. Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels
Featured Exhibitions
Arthur Jafa, Love is the Message, the Message is Death, 2016.
exhibition

Arthur Jafa: Love is the Message, the Message is Death

Over the course of more than 30 years, Arthur Jafa (b. 1960, Tupelo, Mississippi; lives in New York) has examined prevailing assumptions about race and identity through an interdisciplinary practice that combines film, installation, sculpture, and performance.