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Article: The art of public disturbance: William Pope.L consistently provokes visceral responses from viewers, especially with his street performances. A traveling survey of his work titled "eRacism" arrives this month in Portland, Ore.(Critical Essay)
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- Art in America
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- May 1, 2003
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More than a decade after artists such as Lorna Simpson, Fred Wilson and Glenn Ligon gained institutional support for inserting race into the "identity politics" discourse, William Pope.L, a contemporary of these artists by age but a provocateur more stylistically akin to a younger generation of African-American artists, is finally receiving his turn in the spotlight. In the past two years, Pope.L's works have been featured in solo shows at The Project (New York and Los Angeles) and at the 2002 Whitney Biennial. His first museum-scale retrospective, "eRacism," is traveling to venues throughout the United States, accompanied by a comprehensive monograph, William Pope.L: The ...
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Article: William Pope.L puts art on road
Portland Press Herald (Maine);
May 26, 2005 ;
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... ... reports Portland Press Herald (Maine) 05-26-2005 William Pope.L puts art on road Byline: From staff reports Edition: Final Section: Go Lewiston artist William Pope.L brings his performance art piece The Black Factory ...
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