This pejorative term is used as a moniker for Black folk placed in nominal positions of power as token representatives while real dominion often resides exclusively within the hands of White men.
Additional Artworks
From MASUD OLUFANI
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Dream Catcher for Langston Hughes, 2023
bent and carved wood, steel, vintage tricycle, Sunmaid raisin container, prop dynamite, wire and blast box, red clay and stuffed fledgling blackbird
32 x 110 x 21 in (81.28 x 279.4 x 53.34 cm)
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The Rhythm Section, 2023
wood, steel, motors, paint, gold dust
78 x 76 x 18 in (198.12 x 193.04 x 45.72 cm)
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The Robert Turner Monument, 2022
stone and bronze
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Elder, 2020
elm tree, resin, carved wood and paint
96 x 168 x 108 in (243.84 x 426.72 x 274.32 cm)
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Whip, 2019
serigraph on paper with bullwhip
19 x 34 x 5 in (48.26 x 86.36 x 12.7 cm)
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Tight Packers (excerpt 1 of 100), 2019
graphite on wood panel and sardine can
18 x 24 x 5 in (45.72 x 60.96 x 12.7 cm)
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Soup Coolers, 2019
serigraph on paper and wood panel; soup can
24 x 72 x 5 in (60.96 x 182.88 x 12.7 cm)
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Twice as Good, 2018
serigraph on paper
25 x 26 x 4 in (63.5 x 66.04 x 10.16 cm)