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Who's Afraid of Memphis?
selected works made in Memphis, Tennessee
1977-1981
selected paintings
1978 latex paint on cardboard
1978 latex paint on cardboard
1978 silver auto paint with plexiglass on cardboard
1978 auto paint on crushed car windshield fragment
1979 latex paint auto paint, duct tape, plastic, metal on cardboard
1979 latex paint, auto paint, plastic, styrofoam, fluorescent light fixture on cardboard
1978 latex paint, auto paint, plastic, foam on canvas
1979 latex paint, auto paint, grass sealed in plastic, fluorescent light fixture on canvas
1980 latex paint, grass sealed in plastic, neon on canvas
1980 latex paint, auto paint, metal on canvas and plywood (two panels)
1980 latex paint, auto paint, car muffler on canvas
selected plein air
1979 oil on canvas (two canvases) mounted on wood crated, auto paint
1979 oil on canvas mounted on wood pallet, auto paint, light fixtures
1979 oil on canvas shown with subject matter on site
1979 oil on canvas shown with subject matter on site
selected drawings
1978 charcoal, auto paint, metal can, grass on paper 22 x 30 in.
1978 graphite, colored pencil, paint, mud, grass in plastic bag, tape, car parts on paper 22 x 30 in.
1979 auto paint, spray paint, wire, car parts, electrical parts, car lot flag fragment on paper 22 x 30 in.
1980 graphite, spray paint, wire, car parts, electrical parts, road debris, metal, mirror on paper 22 x 30 in.
1980 graphite, spray paint, house paint, auto paint, car parts, light fixture, electrical fixtures, road debris, metal, glass, collage on paper 22 x 30 in.
1980 graphite, spray paint, wire, car parts, road debris, metal, wood on paper 22 x 30 in.
1980 graphite, charcoal, auto paint, collage (astro turf, wire, nails, grass) on stretched paper 22 x 30 inches collection of William Dunlap
1980 light on paper 22 x 30 in.
selected sculpture
1979 found hubcap, found neon from abandoned sign 15.5 in. diameter x 3.5 in.
1979 found hubcap, found neon from abandoned sign 15.5 in. diameter x 3.5 in.
1979 found metal, found neon from abandoned sign
1980 found metal chair frame, found neon from abandoned sign, found linoleum floor fragment
1980 found metal, found wood, car parts, auto paint, spray paint, neon from abandoned sign, burlap, astroturf, plastic, string, grass, car lot flags
1980 found metal, found wood, car parts, auto paint, neon from abandoned sign, plastic, car lot flags, chain link fence fragment, hood ornament
The Abolition of Enlightenment, performance and video
1980 performance with fluorescent lights sound by Hunter Fleming
1980 performance with fluorescent lights sound by Hunter Fleming
1980 performance with fluorescent lights sound by Hunter Fleming
1980 performance with fluorescent lights sound by Hunter Fleming
1980 performance with fluorescent lights sound by Hunter Fleming
1980 performance with fluorescent lights sound by Hunter Fleming (pictured: Hunter Fleming)
1980 video of performance video by Ken Gray
1980 video of performance video by Ken Gray
1980 video of performance video by Ken Gray
selected photographs, Memphis, 1978-1980
Beale Street 1978
Front Street 1978
Beale Street 1978
Beale Street 1978
Shineland
pawn shop
King Cotton Hotel
Beale Street 1978
preacher on Beale Street
Mississippi church
cotton field, Mississippi
church sign, converted movie theater
sign, abandoned used car lot
department store
Beale Street
Beale Street
sign, closed hamburger stand
ice cream stand
selected video
The Abolition of Enlightenment
Hawkins Bolden
