Life Death America

Life / Death / America (2026) a monumental artwork comprised of body prints on canvas. The art was commissioned by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts for the exhibition Dread Scott: The Body Politic.

The body printing was done at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn.

I am grateful to the following people who modeled for Life/Death/America. The work would not exist without their participation.

Kenseth Armstead, Nellie Davis, Luther Davis, Avram Finkelstein, Cassils, Coco Fusco, Chitra Ganesh, Tracy Gilman, Mauricio GMJ, Kyle Goen, Samia Halaby , Arlan Huang, Steve Lambert, Shaun Leonardo, Lynn Nottage, Ngozi Olojede, Zuri Olushola, Yousef Olushola, Scott Pfaffman, Jenny Polak, Yasmin Ramirez , Carolina Rodriguez, Carlos Sanchez-Tatá, Svati Shah, Eric Shiner, Gregory Sholette , Brian Tate, Mojique Tyler, Alma Uyeda, Bene Uyeda, Hrag Vartanian, Erin Faith Walker, and Nika Zarazvand

The prints use the method of body printing pioneered by David Hammons.