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Lyle Ashton Harris American, b. 1965
Zamble at Land's End #2, 2018Dye sublimation print on aluminum24 x 18 inches
(61 x 45.7 cm)Edition 2 of 3, 2 APs
Also available in 48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm), Edition of 3 with 2 APs, $30,000
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In his Flash of the Spirit series Harris returns to self-portraiture, unabashedly claiming his place as an artist for whom sexuality, race, gender, ethnicity, class — and now aging —continue...In his Flash of the Spirit series Harris returns to self-portraiture, unabashedly claiming his place as an artist for whom sexuality, race, gender, ethnicity, class — and now aging —continue as core engagements. To enact this series, Harris sought a plurality of masks, several borrowed from his family's collection of African masks belonging to his uncle, Harold Epps, who traveled throughout West Africa in the 1960s. In their reanimation, his mythopoetic portraits aim to recharge and reclaim these familial objects. This use of masks echoes expressive gestures found in Harris's early iconic works.
