Kris Graves
George Floyd Projection, Richmond, Virginia

George Floyd Projection, Richmond, Virginia

© 2020 Kris Graves

George Floyd Projection, Richmond, Virginia
George Floyd Projection, Richmond, Virginia
ArtistAmerican, born 1982
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • George Floyd Projection, Richmond, Virginia
Date2020
Place depictedRichmond, Virginia, United States
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 15 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (40 × 50.1 cm)
Sheet: 16 15/16 × 21 15/16 in. (43 × 55.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Julie Brook Alexander
Object number2021.3
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description


From California to New York, Kris Graves aimed his camera at the catalysts of the summer 2020 protests, including Confederate statues and symbols across the South, and their aftermath. In Richmond, Virginia, Graves photographed the prominent statue of Robert E. Lee inscribed with layers of graffiti and covered by a projection of George Floyd, who was murdered by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020. The image highlights the collective reclamation and repurposing of a monument dedicated to a racist legacy into a public site of mourning and community solidarity.



ProvenanceThe artist; [Sasha Wolf Projects]; purchased by MFAH, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, verso, bottom left: KG
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: GEORGE FLOYD PROJECTION, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, 2020 ed 1 of 5
Signed in pencil, verso, bottom left: KG

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