I’m just back from a Artist-in-residency at Duke where I was creating a sculpture to commemorate the 2008 campaign.  I elected to do an Obama crashing through a barrier titling the piece “Race 2008″ .  The art is still “in-progress” and when finished will be ready for casting.  You can see some early renditions here.

I was stationed on campus at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy. I was positioned in a public space where I enjoyed many conversations with students, faculty and administration while working on the sculpture.

The Duke Chronicle wrote an article about the project that you can read here

I was also visited by two local North Carolina cartoonists Dwane Powell and Cullum Rogers. I handed each a piece of clay to play with.  They responded to my generosity by creating mini caricatures of me.  You can see the fruits of their labors below.  Dwane’s bust is on the right.

 

From November 10-14 I will be an Artist-in-Residence at Duke University’s Sanford Institute for Public Policy. As part of my time on campus, I will be creating a sculpture to commemorate the 2008 Presidential campaign. The University will then have the option to cast the clay sculpture to add to its permanent collection.

The Sanford Institute will also be holding a forum titled “Laughing at Power: Satire in American Politics” on Tuesday November 11 (See Poster above). It will feature myself and the great North Carolina cartoonist Dwane Powell as well two staff members of the “Daily Show” with Jon Stewart.  The forum is Free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!