99% NO.101 Dariella AKA Dari 2013

Curator: This quick sketch, "99% NO.101 Dariella AKA Dari," is by contemporary American artist Sedrick Huckaby. It's a small, intimate portrait. Editor: It’s so raw. The charcoal feels urgent, like he had to capture this child’s gaze immediately. Curator: Huckaby often focuses on family and community. This piece, despite its modest size, speaks to the monumental importance of representing Black lives. Editor: Absolutely, and the seemingly unfinished quality invites us to contemplate the ongoing narrative of Black identity and representation. The gaze itself becomes a site of resistance. Curator: The deliberate incompleteness challenges traditional notions of portraiture, acknowledging the complexities of representation. Editor: Yes, it's a powerful reminder that representation is not static, but a dynamic process of negotiation and reclamation. It really makes you think. Curator: Indeed, a poignant work leaving us to ponder how we see, and who is seen.