Awol Erizku: Mystic Parallax Book Signing at Sean Kelly, New York

Aperture and Sean Kelly are delighted to present a book signing of Mystic Parallax (Aperture, 2023), the first major monograph by artist Awol Erizku. This event is held in conjunction with Erizku’s solo exhibition Delirium of Agony on view at Sean Kelly, New York from September 8 – October 21, 2023.

Working across photography, film, video, painting, and installation, his work references and reimagines African American and African visual culture, from hip-hop vernacular to Nefertiti, while nodding to traditions of spirituality and Surrealism. The comprehensive monograph spans Erizku’s career, displaying his studio practice with his work as an in-demand editorial photographer and cultural commentator. The publication features essays by critically acclaimed author Ishmael Reed, curator Ashley James, and writer Doreen St. Félix alongside interviews with the artist Urs Fischer and Antwaun Sargent.

Attendees are encouraged to RSVP and purchase a reserved copy of Mystic Parallax on the Sean Kelly website in advance. Reserved copies for the artist to sign will be distributed to attendees at the start of the event. Additional copies of the publication will also be available for purchase in the gallery first come, first served.

This event is presented in partnership with Sean Kelly.

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Awol Erizku (born in Ethiopia, 1988) lives and works in Los Angeles. He graduated from Cooper Union in 2010 and received his MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2014. Erizku has exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, Arkansas; Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto; Ben Brown Gallery, Hong Kong; Night Gallery, Los Angeles; Gagosian, New York; and FLAG Art Foundation, New York.

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Image: Awol Erizku, Lion (Body) I, 2022; from Awol Erizku: Mystic Parallax (Aperture, 2023). Courtesy the artist

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