{"id":3960,"date":"2017-10-24T04:11:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T04:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2017-10-25T15:08:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T15:08:08","slug":"love-message-message-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imjussayin.com\/blog\/love-message-message-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Is The Message The Message Is Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2151\" src=\"https:\/\/imjussayin2.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/10\/the-message-is-love-the-message-is-death.jpg?w=1080\" alt=\"\" the><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20pt\">&#8216;Arthur Jafa&#8217;s Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death\u2019 is a paean<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Arthur Jafa&#8217;s video installation Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death is a paean. It recites the backdrop to Black lives. It takes the viewer from Black Exploitation to Black Pain and despite it all BLACK TRIUMPHS: In just eight minutes. In seconds it reduced my family and me to tears. The &#8216;<em>moviette<\/em>&#8216; is a striking vision of perfectly edited clips, which leave a mark on your soul.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death\u2019 is being shown in a black tent on the rooftop of a London art studio at 180 The Strand. Jaffa uses a tent to represent the American Southern Baptist churches. It feels special when you go in. Then it&#8217;s &#8216;oops upside your head.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Jafa\u00a0has long attempted to preserve and celebrate black culture. \u00a0He is a cinematographer, film director, writer and\u00a0visual artist.<\/p>\n<p>His footage which includes clips of civil rights marches, rappers and dancers, police brutality, basketball players and Obama is set to the soundtrack of Kanye West&#8217;s Ultralight Beam. And &#8216;Oh boy&#8217; does it work. 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