Excuse my french, but Fahamu Pecou goes hard in the muthafuckin’ paint. The Atlanta based painter is gearing up for his upcoming solo exhibition entitled HARD 2 DEATH at Backslash Gallery in Paris, France. The work created during his residency at the McColl Center for Visual Arts in Charlotte (North Carolina) finds him continuing his exploration of the male African-American identity. HARD 2 DEATH is set to open April 30 and runs through May 28.
According to Fahamu the show is about, “the confusion and contradictions from the attempts to achieve elusive patriarchal masculinity can clearly be seen in the behaviors of young black men between the ages of 18-25. Ironically, this is also the period of black male development most often portrayed in the media. It is during this time that the young black man is at his most vulnerable. Feelings of powerlessness abound, he feels trapped. In his home as well as the world-at-large, he is constantly bombarded with the idea that he is inherently flawed. As a result, he places no value on his own life. His desperation is manifested in self-destructive behaviors, all behind the façade of bravery.”
Take a closer look at work from the show below.
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