Nsenga Knight
Nsenga Knight creates artwork at the intersection of Islamic art, Western abstraction, and Black aesthetics. Her art references history, rituals, and cosmology.
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Last Rite
Edition 2/50
- Archival Pigment Print
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14.5 x 20 in
(36.83 x 50.8 cm)
- Nsenga Knight
- From Archival Pigment Print
The Last Rite print series in inspired by the courageous African American Muslims who buried Malcolm X in spite of death threats, fear, and betrayal within the ranks of the American Muslim community and the Black American community in general - namely Hisham Jaaber, Betty Shabazz, and Bishop Alfred Childs of the Faith Baptist Church in Harlem where his Islamic funeral was held. Their emphasis was on honoring Malcolm X by upholding the particular Islamic rites of janaza and burial.
- Framed: 20 x 30 in (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
- Subject Matter: Janaza Ritual, Malcolm X Burial
- Created: 2011
- Collections: Curated Sampling, Last Rite
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