Arthur Jafa's Radical Theory of Readymade Art

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May 28, 202646:39Arts

Arthur Jafa is probably the most revered artist of the last decade. Born in 1960, in Tupelo, Mississippi, he came up through the world of cinema. But Jafa also found his way into the art world with his difficult video wo...

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