Awol Erizku Ethiopian-American, b. 1988
Boy Holding Grapes, 2012
Digital C-Print
40 x 30 in.
101.6 x 76.2 cm
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Edition of 10 plus two AP
PFF530
© Awol Erizku
A Black and Modern take on Caravaggio's "Young Sick Bacchus", Description: Boy Holding Grapes"is Awol Erizku's clever twist on Caravaggio'sYoung Sick Bacchus (Bacchino Malato)". Dated between 1593 to 1594,Young Sick Bacchus (Bacchino Malato)"indicates Caravaggio's physical ailment involving malaria during his first years in Rome but depicts an alluring god of drink and vice. Erizku twists art history to draw attention to the lack of racial diversity represented in the canon and the depiction of the beauty of African Americans.
Provenance
PFF purchased from Swaan Auction 2599 in March 2022Exhibitions
"Queens, Gods, and Devotees", Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross. Dates: Aug 25, 2026 - Nov 24, 2026."Queens, Gods, and Devotees", Maguire Art Museum. Dates: Sep 23, 2024 - Dec 13, 2024.