Shikeith
Jesus Pieces

Jesus Pieces
Jesus Pieces
Jesus Pieces
ArtistAmerican, born 1989
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Jesus Pieces
Date2021
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsSheet: 34 × 30 in. (86.4 × 76.2 cm)
Frame: 34 3/4 × 30 3/4 × 2 in. (88.3 × 78.1 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern, Patricia J. Eifel and James Belli, H. Rashed Haq, and Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Darius Griffin Haq
Object number2023.273
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
On view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Growing up in the church, Shikeith was struck by the separation between the church’s teachings and the popular Black music played in his religious household. “[Aretha] Franklin is such a great example of a singer who was informed by the vocal formulations that emerged from the Black church while also being able to talk about all the things that were prohibited by the church,” he notes. Utilizing religious symbols and adopting the visual style of R&B album art, Shikeith bridges the idea of queer love and tenderness that is linked to both religion and music but is denied by both.


ProvenanceThe artist; [McClain Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.

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