Nikesha Breeze
Richard Levy Editions
New Editions
Published in support of Nikesha Breeze, Living Histories for the 25th edition of the Biennale of Sydney. Support the fundraising campaign here.
A limited edition of 50 archival pigment prints of Breeze’s iconic painting Isadora and Mary Noe Freeman (left)from the artist’s Archival Portraiture series will be available to the first fifty donations of $350 or more ($950 value). This limited edition measures 20 x 16 inches. The Archival Portraiture series transforms early unique photographic records into life-sized paintings that honor Black ancestors whose stories were overlooked in their time.
A very special limited edition bronze mask (right) is being released in an edition of 18. This limited edition measures 7.865 x 4.75 x 3.865 inches. The mask is cast from an artist proof created in Ghana and produced at Stratton Studios in Philadephia. The original 108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice were formed in clay over a 108-day vigil during which the artist created a mask each day. The installation was later cast in West African bronze in Ghana, commissioned by and installed permanently at the Equal Justice Initiative’s Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama. 108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice honors the six million lives lost in enslavement in the United States.
As a pre-release offering, ten masks have been reserved for the first ten donations of $5,000 or more. Once the edition is released the price will be $12,500.
Be a part of Breeze’s global legacy by supporting Living Histories at the Biennale of Sydney. Donations of any size are deeply appreciated.