Phase III: Current Billboards
The Time is Now: Abolition: The Time Now by Carlos Barberena
Carlos Barberena is a Contemporary Nicaraguan Printmaker known for his relief prints and the use of images from pop culture, as well as from political and cultural tragedies. In his art, he has consistently reflected on the cycles of repression and resistance and its relationship to the Diaspora in which he has lived, throughout dictato
Counterpoint Project by Patrick Earl Hammie & Endalyn T. Outlaw
In 2018, Patrick Earl Hammie and Endalyn T. Outlaw debuted Counterpoint Project at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. This project built on their public conversation on disciplinary mastery, and provided space for them to partner with six cross-generational ballerinas, a clothing designer, a documentar
Static Billboard by Jefferson Pinder
Jefferson Pinder’s work provokes commentary about race and struggle. Focusing primarily with neon, found objects, and video, Pinder investigates identity through the most dynamic circumstances and materials. From uncanny video portraits associated with popular music to durational work that puts the black body in motion, his work examines physical conditioning th
Phase III: Billboard Archive
The Borders Crossed Us by Josué Rivas x Brian Prince x INDIGENA
Josué Rivas (Mexica and Otomi) is an Indigenous Futurist, creative director, visual storyteller and educator working at the intersection of art, technology, journalism, and decolonization. His work aims to challenge the mainstream narrative about Indigenous peoples, co-create with the community, and serve as a vehicle for collective h
#blues4george" by Seitu Ken Jones
Seitu Ken Jones is a multidisciplinary artist, advocate and maker based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Working between the arts and public spheres, Jones channels the spirit of radical social movements into experiences that foster critical conversations and nurture more just and vibrant communities from the soil up. He is recognized as a dynamic collaborator and a creati
"And Justice for All..." by Bobby Marines
Bobby Marines is a Minnesota-based artist whose work considers the influence of socio economics, race, and the criminal justice system on Chicano(x) identity. Growing up engulfed by poverty, gang culture, and drug epidemics, his interdisciplinary practice references personal experiences which reflect the candid reality of marginalized and underserved commu
"Families Belong Together"
by Constanza Carballo & Kenneth Rivera
Maria Constanza is best known for turning acrylic paintings as well as murals into voice pieces that highlight the marginalized. Inspired by her own bicultural and bilingual upbringing as an immigrant in the south Minneapolis Philips community, Maria Constanza began painting murals at the age of 13 and has since been recognized as a
"Come Celebrate with Me"
By Helina Metaferia
Helina Metaferia is an interdisciplinary artist working across collage, assemblage, video, performance, and social engagement. Recent solo exhibitions include Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (2022); New York University's The Gallatin Galleries, New York, NY (2021); Michigan State University's Scene Metrospace Gallery, East Lansing, MI (2019); and Museum o
"What do you Notice?"
Bayeté Ross Smith is an interdisciplinary artist, photographer, filmmaker and education worker, working at the intersection of photography, film & video, visual journalism, 3D objects and new media. He is Columbia Law School’s inaugural Artist-In-Residence, a Presidential Leadership Scholar, a TED Resident, a Creative Capital Awardee, and a CatchLight Fell
Phase II Billboards
"All Are Welcome?"
By Julie Buffalohead
Julie Buffalohead endeavors to create work relating to her experience as a native woman. Historically, stories about American Indian people were written by anthropologists or other non-natives. When American Indians today tell their own stories we can change their perspective. We can reclaim the narrative of ourselves as distinct.
Julie is an artist telling v
"Gospel Of George 9:29"
By William Ransom
William Ransom grew up on a dairy farm in Vermont where he had a physical, working relationship with tools and materials on a daily basis. Ransom was directly engaged with the biological processes and natural cycles dependent on the balance of birth and death, growth and decay, loss and regeneration, consumption and excretion that would later inform much of
"MAMA" by Gabriel Villa
Gabriel Villa's work addresses issues related to class and Mexican American culture, however his creative practice is centered around a lifelong fascination with the human condition. Throughout Gabriel's career he has explored ideas connected to family, religion, desire, surveillance, and greed. Symbols of societal constructs merge with idiosyncratic imagery collected from r
"Space is the Place"
By Heather Hart
"ONE RACE" Peyton Scott Russell
"ONE RACE represents that we are all one: one race, one species, not many, divided by color. For example, I have a black father and a white mother (referenced in the art), so what “race” am i, or what "race" is any “biracial/multicultural” person? Race is a fallacy, a social construct created by those in power to keep control and promote oppression. We are human. W
"Racism Kills"
By Luis Fitch
Billboards by Maria Christina "Tina" Tavera, Xavier Tavera, and Patience Zalanga
Billboard by Xavier Tavera
Unified by Xavier Tavera
Shown Left is the new work by Xavier Tavera titled Unified. His original work, Non-Violent Resistance, was graffitied a week after installation. Both Tavera and NE Sculpture have been open to healthy and constructive dialogue with the community. This has been an excellent opportunity to address different points of view, to listen, and to make changes. With this in mind, Xavier Tavera's Unified, pictured left, is now installed at George Floyd Square.
"Non-Violent Resistance" Graffitied
Non-Violent Resistance, original work by Xavier Tavera, was graffitied a week after installation.
Non-Violent Resistance Original
Shown left is the "Non-Violent Resistance" original by Xavier Tavera.
Billboards by Jim Denomie, Seitu Ken Jones, and Xavier Tavera
Phase I Artists: Naima Green, Ivan B. Watkins, and Jessica Wimbley
Billboards installed on Cup Foods at the George Floyd vigil site on 38th and Chicago.
Left: "& Full of Dreams Too" by Naima Green
Right: "To All my Relations (Metakuye Oyasin)" by Ivan B. Watkins
Billboard installed across from Cup Foods at the George Floyd vigil site on 38th and Chicago.
"Masking; Testament" by Jessica Wimbley
Phase I Billboards by Naima Green, Ivan B. Watkins, and Jessica Wimbley
Phase I Billboards by William Ransom, Peyton Scott Russell, and Melodee Strong
George Floyd Vigil Site at 38th and Chicago
George Floyd vigil site at 38th and Chicago
Also featuring "Icon of a Revolution I" by Peyton Scott Russell
Billboard "Unified" by Xavier Tavera at the George Floyd vigil site on 38th and Chicago.
Photo Credit: CNN
Thunderstorm at 38th and Chicago vigil site.
Photo Credit: Brandon Bell
Billboards installed on Cup Foods at the George Floyd vigil site on 38th and Chicago.
Left: "La Conneccion" by Maria Christina "Tina" Tavera
Right: "untitled" by Patience Zalanga