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Awol Erizku (born 1988) is an Ethiopian-born American contemporary artist. His primary media are painting, photography, sculpture and film. Erizku works with a wide variety of found materials. Erizku was dubbed "the art world's new 'it' boy" by Vulture Magazine in 2016. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles.
Awol Erizku is an Ethiopian-born American artist known for his staged portraits of African Americans and appropriation-based practice. View Awol Erizku’s 63 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Mar 8, 2022 · LOS ANGELES — True, Awol Erizku may be best known for his beatific photograph of a pregnant Beyoncé, which in 2017 was the most liked post in Instagram’s history.
Jun 7, 2023 · The Afro-Esotericism of Awol Erizku. The prolific artist knows that contemporary Blackness, made and unmade on the stage of capitalism, is as much defined by its spiritual reckonings as it is by...
Mar 5, 2015 · Awol Erizku is a trailblazing contemporary artist known for his innovative visual storytelling and thought-provoking explorations of identity, culture, and social narratives.
Oct 1, 2020 · Awol Erizku Is Creating a New Language. The photographer, artist, and GQ contributor on art, fatherhood, and his boundary-pushing new show. By Antwaun Sargent. October 1, 2020....
Nov 4, 2021 · Awol Erizku’s Surreal Visions of Africa and Its Diaspora. Engaging traditions of Dadaism and Surrealism, the photographer visualizes contemporary Black creative life. Awol Erizku, Love is Bond (Young Queens), 2018–20. Portfolios - November 4, 2021. By Ashley James.
Find our more about the exhibition Awol Erizku: Memories of a Lost Sphinx at Park & 75, New York. Installation views, works, editorial content, press, and more.
