Arthur Jafa

Arthur Jafa (b. 1960, Tupelo, Mississippi) is an artist, filmmaker and cinematographer. Across three decades, Jafa has developed a dynamic practice comprising films, artefacts and happenings that reference and question the universal and specific articulations of Black being. Underscoring the many facets of Jafa’s practice is a recurring question: how can visual media, such as objects, static and moving images, transmit the equivalent "power, beauty and alienation" embedded within forms of Black music in US culture?

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"It takes a lot of energy to be anti-Black, so what is the payoff? Why does society continue to do it?"

Interview with Arthur Jafa (part I)

Arthur Jafa is one of the most significant contemporary artists practicing today. Over several decades he has constructed a compelling body of work which defies categorization.
"Live Evil" is the biggest and most comprehensive presentation of his work to date. Extending over two halls of LUMA’s campus, La Mécanique Générale and La Grande Halle, the exhibition includes a range of recent and new works created specifically for Live Evil.

Ses interventions à LUMA Arles

Interview with Arthur Jafa (part I) Arthur Jafa

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Interview with Arthur Jafa (part II) Arthur Jafa

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Arthur Jafa

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Ses interventions à LUMA Arles

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