Awol Erizku

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Born: 11 June 1988, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Education: Yale School of Art (MFA) Visual Arts program || Cooper Union (BFA) 2010

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Sean Kelly Gallery

Nefertiti - Miles Davis (Black)

Nefertiti - Miles Davis (Black), 2022

Hard coated foam, hand-cut glass tile, chain and rotating electric motor
15 × 30 × 23 in
30 x 15 x 23 inches
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles. the work is accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity

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Now Shoo, (Fly)Children, Stop Lookin’ at Her Tits

Now Shoo, (Fly)Children, Stop Lookin’ at Her Tits, 2023

Postcard, zipper, bulletproof glass
5 1/2 × 7 3/4 in
Postcard, zipper, bulletproof glass
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Smoke #12

Smoke #12, 2023

Paint on aluminum with fire alarm
96 × 72 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Smoke #11

Smoke #11, 2023

Paint on aluminum with fire alarm
72 × 96 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Smoke #10

Smoke #10, 2023

Paint on aluminum with fire alarm
72 × 96 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Smoke #8

Smoke #8, 2023

Paint on aluminum with fire alarm
72 × 96 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Codeine Crazy (ft Paa Joe)

Codeine Crazy (ft Paa Joe), 2023

Hand painted Emele
110 1/4 × 35 7/16 × 35 7/16 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Goodbye Everybody (ft Paa Joe)

Goodbye Everybody (ft Paa Joe), 2023

Hand painted Emele
35 3/4 × 27 1/2 × 83 3/4 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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009A44, FEDD00, EF3340

009A44, FEDD00, EF3340, 2023

Powder coated hoop stacks
18 7/8 × 57 × 24 1/4 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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E31B23, 000000, 12853F

E31B23, 000000, 12853F, 2023

Powder coated hoop stacks
18 7/8 × 57 × 24 1/4 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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This is not a Hammer

This is not a Hammer, 2023

Magnum research desert eagle case
13 5/8 × 12 1/2 × 11 in
© Awol Erizku Courtesy Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles. the work is accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity

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Head Crack (Stack or Starve)

Head Crack (Stack or Starve), 2022

Black Absolute granite, Verde Malachite marble and Red Jasper from Madagascar
29 × 29 × 29 in
Photo: Tom Carter © Awol Erizku Courtesy Ben Brown Fine Arts, London and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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M3TAMO4PHO$I$ (I’m talkin’ Hieroglyphics)

M3TAMO4PHO$I$ (I’m talkin’ Hieroglyphics), 2023

Verso neon mounted to aluminum
99 × 59 1/2 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Hot-Hand in a Dice game

Hot-Hand in a Dice game, 2023

Neon mounted to aluminum
45 1/2 × 71 3/4 × 7 1/2 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Stackin Chickens (I ain’t playin’ count it)

Stackin Chickens (I ain’t playin’ count it), 2023

Mahogany
27 1/2 × 120 5/8 × 27 1/2 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Dream Deferred (Big L)

Dream Deferred (Big L), 2023

Basketball
9 3/4 × 9 × 7 in
Photo: Adam Reich © Awol Erizku Courtesy Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Smoke #11

Smoke #11, 2023

Paint on aluminum with fire alarm
72 × 96 in
© Awol Erizku Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Now Shoo, (Fly)Children, Stop Lookin’ at Her Tits

Now Shoo, (Fly)Children, Stop Lookin’ at Her Tits, 2023

Postcard, zipper, bulletproof glass
5 1/2 × 7 3/4 in
© the artist Courtesy: Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles. Signed by artist on label, verso

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24/8

24/8, 2016-2024

Neon mounted to aluminum
32 × 60 × 5 in
© Awol Erizku. Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Figi

Figi, 2021-2023

Digital C-print mounted with 1/8" Plexi, LED light box frame
48 × 60 in
© Awol Erizku. Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Moonlight Freestyle

Moonlight Freestyle, 2021

Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth Matte paper
30 × 37 1/2 in
© Awol Erizku. Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Nefertiti (Lit Freestyle)

Nefertiti (Lit Freestyle), 2018-2020

Digital C-print
20 × 30 in
© Awol Erizku. Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Now Shoo, (Fly)Children, Stop Lookin’ at Her Tits

Now Shoo, (Fly)Children, Stop Lookin’ at Her Tits, 2023

Postcard, Chrome Hearts zipper, bulletproof glass
5 1/2 × 7 3/4 in
© Awol Erizku. Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Someday My Prince Will Come

Someday My Prince Will Come, 2018

Archival pigment print
52 × 43 in
© Awol Erizku. Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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The Sun That Brought Us Here Has Vanished

The Sun That Brought Us Here Has Vanished, 2021

Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth Matte paper, artist frame
23 1/4 × 29 × 1 1/2 in
© Awol Erizku. Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Twelve Nefertitis (Warhol Type Beat)

Twelve Nefertitis (Warhol Type Beat), 2024

Screen print on raw canvas
85 1/16 × 90 × 1 1/4 in
© Awol Erizku. Courtesy the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Secret Rebirth of Sleeping Dreams

Secret Rebirth of Sleeping Dreams, 2024

C-print
30 × 40 in

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Oh, what a feeling, fuck it, I want a Billion,

Oh, what a feeling, fuck it, I want a Billion,, 2018

7 regulation size basketball rims with painted stainless steel nets and a Spalding NBA basketball
18 7/8 × 148 1/8 × 24 3/8 in
© the artist Courtesy: the artist and Sean Kelly, New York/Los Angeles

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Sunset Freestyle I (Cosmic Guardians)

Sunset Freestyle I (Cosmic Guardians), 2024

Fujitrans mounted with 1/8" Plexi, LED light box frame
40 × 30 in

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