Kevin Beasley

Kevin Beasley is an artist based in New York City.
An Ali from ’63–’74. Vietnam and the will to survive outside of an imperialistic society, and even moreso, one that thinks too highly of itself. Not Ali because he knocked niggas out for it. But this machine that Black folks slaved over.
Benjamin Patterson (b. 1934) © Copyright. Variations for Double Bass. 1961. Performed by the artist at the Kleinen Sommerfest/Après John Cage, Galerie Parnass, Wuppertal, June 9, 1962. Gelatin silver print, possibly by Rolf Jährling, 9 1/4 x 7" (23.5 x 17.8 cm). The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

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