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For A Home Away From The Big House.(Periscope; Design)(Brief article)
Newsweek International
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November 05, 2007 |
Krieger, Zvika |
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Byline: Zvika Krieger
What kind of house does a man who has spent 34 years in solitary confinement in a two-meter-by-three-meter cell at a Louisiana prison dream of? That's what American artist Jackie Sumell asked imprisoned Black Panther and convicted murderer Herman Wallace. Three hundred letters, 20 prison visits and five years later, Wallace is still in jail and his house is still unbuilt, but an exhibit of Sumell's plan for it has been touring Europe since 2006 and is now on view in New York. As much about politics as design, the show draws attention to what Summell claims is the injustice of Wallace's conviction and the enduring racism of U.S. criminal law. Amnesty International describes Wallace's current home as ...
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