Lot 57
Kori Newkirk
Tully (Brown Study I)
2004
c-print
value $700-$900
20 x 16"
courtesy of the Artist and The Project

About Kori Newkirk’s work, Leonard Simon wrote, “Like many young African Americans who value the memory of the struggle of their race, Newkirk recalls vividly the stories…about his family’s history. … Through his art, Newkirk likes to combine these memories with his individual experience, thus keeping in mind how he and his community were shaped by the efforts of others. His philosophy is that all of us are beneficiaries of others who have sacrificed for us, suffered for us, loved us and worked for us.” Kori Newkirk is a New York native now living and working in Los Angeles. Since 1995 he has had solo exhibitions at galleries and institutions such as Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland and The Fabric Museum and Workshop in Philadelphia.