COBY KENNEDY WASHINGTON DC, b 1977
BIOGRAPHY
Coby Kennedy is known for his powerful depictions of life in America that focus on challenging cultural realities. His work upends popular stereotypes and archetypical imagery in service of a bold, speculative, Afrofuturist vision. His sculpture, Kalief Browder: The Box was included in the Kindred Arts Monumental Tour. Born and raised in Washington, DC in an arts and academia family, Kennedy has transformed an unflinching confrontation with both history and current events into a set of fantastical scenarios and characters that elevate our most challenging narratives to the level of mythology. With a background in industrial auto design, he embraces multiple materials that graphically embody the content of his works, including metal, fiberglass and bulletproof kevlar. Acknowledging the reality that, “...we (humans) are really good at finding reasons and innovative ways to kill each other,” his works explore everything from gentrification to racist violence to light & dark skin colorism within the Black community.
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C24 EXHIBITIONS
2023 CULTURED
2021 STREET LIFE
NEWS
2023 HOODLINE
2023 THE ART NEWSPAPER
2021 WHYY
2021 THE GUARDIAN
2021 INTERLOCUTOR
2021 HYPEBEAST
2021 BEAUTIFUL BIZARRE
2021 ALL ARTS
2014 ANIMAL
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