Gregory Green

Louis Vuitton, Mock Vanity Case Bomb

2000

Gregory GREEN Untitled (Louis Vuitton, Vanity Case Bomb), 2000 Mixed media 21 x 40 x 23 cm unique Gregory Green is internationally recognized for his challenging work and the numerous controversies it has spawned in the USA and Europe. Since the mid-1980’s, Gregory has created artworks and performances exploring systems of control and the evolution of individual and collective empowerment. Green’s work considers the use of violence, alternatives to violence, and the accessibility of information and technology as vehicles for social or political change. Referencing historical precedents and disturbingly anticipating various historical events, such as the tragedy of 9/11 and the Arab Spring...

TMI, 2017 Neon, transformer 72 x 30 in (183 x 72 cm) Edition 1 of 3 := (equal by definition) is a body of works that explores in a whimsical way, how language is formed, transform...

JK, 2017 Neon, transformer 56 x 30 in (142 x 72 cm). Edition 1 of 3 := (equal by definition) is a body of works that explores in a whimsical way, how language is formed, transfo...

IDK, 2017 Neon, transformer 40 x 30 in (102 x 72 cm) Edition 1 of 3. = (equal by definition) is a body of works that explores in a whimsical way, how language is formed, transfor...

“Using racial conflict as a starting point, I juxtaposes various fibers with a variety of found materials using free form weaving, coiling, knotting, wrapping and jewelry making tech...

Video multi media- Live Boxes- Mixed Media, Video Miniature Sculpture 16 ½” x 18” x 15 ¾”, 4’27” loop, 2014

'My Emotional Baggage Carts are vessels to dispose of racial trauma. The act of making, weaves the sting of macro and microaggressions into the cart, freeing me from these constraints. Each recovered shopping cart is unique, but they all are woven with upcycled materials like rope, paracord, grocery bags, rope lights, beads, fabric, and bottle caps. The cart is with a protective zip tie blanket to trap trauma and prevent its escape. For me, my Emotional Baggage Carts are a release, for you, they are an opportunity to look within and recognize any emotional baggage you, yourself may be carrying and release it.' Theda Sandiford...

After taking a stroll through St. Georges Botanical Garden in St. Croix USVI this gold spray painted shopping cart part woven with webbed polyurethane ribbons, deconstructed Fresh Direct bags, bottle caps, vintage scarf, plastic grocery mesh and paracord came together. “Using racial conflict as a starting point, I juxtaposes various fibers with a variety of found materials using free form weaving, coiling, knotting, wrapping and jewelry making techniques. Meticulously collected materials, transformed by their collective memory become “social fabric” weaving together contemporary issues and personal narratives. 100-foot extensions of rope, twine, and yarn impeccably wrapped, woven, tied and embellished with recycled beads, ribbon, lace, tape and bottle cap bobbles lures you into my hue-imbued, enmeshed installations symbolizing natural hair. These bold albeit whimsically twisted and locked forms gingerly invite the audience into off the-wall conversations about micro aggressions against black women and their hair. Community art making is also key to my process. Multi-disciplinary experiences pairing people, food, wine, music and art, create a safe space to explore themes such as equity & inclusion, sustainability and personal wellbeing.” -Theda Sandiford