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  • Jess Owens-Young
  • Heroes break cages, 2023
  • Collage and mixed media on cotton oil painting paper
  • 24 x 18 in (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
  • Signature: Signed, titled, and dated on the back.
  • Sold
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The comic book pieces come from two issues of Luke Cage when he was imprisoned for crimes he didn’t do.

I decided to draw my character with boxing gloves and a smiley face hat. That’s because when we break cages, we often do so wearing a smile even as anger simmers below.

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