Jamal Thorne
Co-Defendant No. 1, 2023
Found materials, acrylic paint, cardboard
65 x 38 inches unframed
JT003
Copyright The Artist
Elected to the city council By the people Federal Prosecutors approached me with a deal They said I’d go free if I turned government witness On the gang I had...
Elected to the city council
By the people
Federal Prosecutors approached me with a deal
They said I’d go free if I turned government witness
On the gang
I had ten toes last time I checked
All ten were also on the ground when I looked
Insulting
Not guilty
- Jamal Thorne on what he imagines this figure would say in the courtroom in their defense.
Image References:
Chadwick Boseman Portrait
Black Panther Mask
Iron Man Chassis
AK-47 Automatic Rifle
Hand Gesture (Peace)
Statue of Liberty Torch
Killmonger iteration of Black Panther movie poster