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Homage to Malcolm
2021
Overview
A study in aesthetic, spiritual, and political power, Homage to Malcolm is one of only forty-one sculptures Whitten produced during his lifetime. It is also the first of his works to reference the tradition of nkisin'kondi (the Kongo power figure), which he first encountered at Nelson Rockefeller's Museum of Primitive Art in 1958-59 and that made an indelible impression on the artist. Created the same year its honorary subject, Malcolm X, was assassinated. Homage to Malcolm consists of five pieces of American elm that Whitten carved, stained, and embellished with metal filaments, pieces of metal, and other found materials.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, The
