https://www.keithoanderson.com/work daily 1.0 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1756845275058-YEDJTKKRFNT4F4TL0755/01.jpeg WORK - I WOULD LIKE TO SIMPLY SAY MERCI BEAUTIFUL !!!!! Artist, scarf and chair- 20 X 24 in- Site- Specific- Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- 2025 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1756845275058-YEDJTKKRFNT4F4TL0755/01.jpeg WORK - I WOULD LIKE TO SIMPLY SAY MERCI BEAUTIFUL !!!!! Artist, scarf and chair- 20 X 24 in- Site- Specific- Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- 2025 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1770185447201-QY28T5KSV6N229A645YJ/%233+475537_1_02+copy.jpg WORK - I WOULD LIKE TO SIMPLY SAY MERCI BEAUTIFUL !!!! Artist and chair- 20 × 24 inch- Site-Specific- Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- 2025 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1770185490616-SMO3O89ID5DIY7WQ4TRD/%235+475537_1_04+copy.jpg WORK - I WOULD LIKE TO SIMPLY SAY MERCI BEAUTIFUL !!!! Artist and chair- 20 × 24 inch- Site- Specific- Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- 2025- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1771909041501-3BYX8OJ9S1JLCAWGHJ5G/445211_1838_03+copy+3.jpg WORK - Me, Spirituality, and humility............ Artist and matchsticks- 20 × 24 in- Site-specific- Performance /Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- 2023 Keith O Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1771909039063-ODQGGIHEKS73Q01FNAFA/445211_1838_02+copy.jpg WORK - Me, Spirituality, and humility........ Artist and matchsticks- 20 × 24 in- Site-specific Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- 2023 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1771908967433-19HDM3LUPF78CJ4SEX93/445211_1838_14+copy.jpeg WORK - Me, Spirituality, and humility....... Artist and matchsticks- 20 X 24- Site- specific- Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver print- 2023- Keith O.Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1755365597207-KXR47V9RE2D2LHZG7N1I/A+LIFE+IN+9+OR+7+THOUGHTS%2C+WITH+A+PRAYER+CLOTH+RESTING+ON+MY+CHEST%2C+ACTING+AS+A+SHEILD+AS+HE+WHO+MAKES+THINGS+CONTEMPLATES+A+LIFE+LIVED+WELL+THUS+FAR-+2023+%28PHOTOGRAPHY%3APERFORMANCE%29.jpg WORK - A LIFE IN 9 OR 7 THOUGHTS, WITH A PRAYER CLOTH RESTING ON MY CHEST ACTING AS A SHIELD AS HE WHO CONTEMPLATES A LIFE LIVED WELL THUS FAR The Prayer cloth was made of a piece fabric accompanied by 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads- Dimensions variable- Site specific- Performance/Photography- 2023 Historically the Prayer cloth was a piece of fabric Christians prayed over and distributed to those whom desired healing. My first introduction to the prayer cloth was through my beloved grandmother (Tanser Anderson), who was devoted follower of the charismatic Rev. Ike a minister and evangelist who was based in New York. She would faithfully procure her prayer cloth made of silk fabric via mail. I myself was taken aback upon laying eyes on the purple silk fabric for the very first time, and feeling that there was nothing exceptional, nor did I sense some sort of innate power embedded in it. My reappropriated version was retrieved from the garbage and executed utilizing the dot technique associated with Body Painting. Therefore becoming a more personal and spiritually inclined engagement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1756844307526-3NHW5WBQZG9JT2EONJ8E/All%2522atto+Practico.jpeg WORK 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on Artist (skin) waist - Dimensions variable- Site-Specific- Performance/Photography- 2023 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1770182343368-1K5SI3JL41QCO1X6DC6B/444416_02_21+copy.jpg WORK - A LIFE IN 9 OR 7 THOUGHTS WITH A PRAYER CLOTH RESTING ON MY CHEST ACTING AS SHIELD AS HE WHO CONTEMPLATES A LIFE LIVED WELL THUJS FAR Plants, 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on fabric that serves as a place for offerings- Site Specific- 2023- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1770182327901-F4TISQ3UO2QRQV1KQIZW/444416_02_30+copy.jpg WORK - A LIFE IN 9 OR 7 THOUGHTS WITH A PRAYER CLOTH RESTING ON MY CHEST ACTING AS A SHIELD AS HE WHO CONTEMPLATES A LIFE LIVED WELL THUS FAR Fabric and 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads placed intentionally on an existing framed drawing of an unknown artist- Site- Specific- 2023- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1735067382770-S6BSSEEDKXXR01UXZ6ZC/435470_01_10+copy+2.jpg WORK - Annotare 3/8 of an inch white circular white felt pads on Artist skin (lower back, buttocks and legs)- 20 × 24 in- Site-Specific- Performance/Photography- 2022 Keith O. Anderson © Inspired by one of the oldest African traditions and art forms, “Body Painting” this particular ritual is one of several (scarification, deformation of the skull, perforations of the ear, nose, and mouth), that has been perpetuated from generation to generation in the pursuit of conveying beauty, cultural identity, initiation rites, and social status. Whilst building a link between the natural and spirit worlds. As, I reference this act of embellishing the body with painted-on small white dots, I spontaneously position 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on to an isolated area of my bare skin as oppose to mimicking this archetypical painting process associated with this dynamic activity. The introduction of felt pads, which are traditionally placed underneath the bottoms of chairs and stools to protect hardwood floors from unsightly marks and scratches, enables me to conceptually transfer this idea in application to my bare skin speaks to illustrating intimacy in the ritual, and my proclivity for spiritualizing each component of my body. This performance is carried out in the privacy of my studio or a designated public space devoid of all human activity. I shoot with a 35mm manual camera, utilizing solely the natural light illuminating the space I inhabit at that moment. Upon depositing felt pads on to my unclad body, I begin a series of extemporaneous movements: sitting, reclining, standing, moving, bending, and gesticulating. Throughout this process I am photographing and shooting my body from various angles as I document this ritual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1770178680254-58P264UMEP15WJNLUCKG/Annotare.jpg+2022+%28PHOTOGRAPHY%3APERFORMANCE%29+copy+2.jpg WORK - Annotare 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on Artist hands- 20 × 24 in- Site-Specific-Performance/Photography- 2022- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1735067378374-2PAM79TECDX1QG0LMX2F/435470_01_07+copy.jpg WORK - Annotare 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on Artist skin (lower body)- 20 × 24 in - Site-Specific- Performance/Photography- 2022 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1774306034437-SLBU7ON7MZXIKDA8LKEB/Elle+pour%2C+pour+Elle%2C+2020.jpg+%232+copy+2.jpg WORK - Elle pour , pour Elle Breonna Taylor Fat crayon and a discarded mattress I found upright leaning against a shelf along the sidewalk on the Lower Eastside around 4 am in the morning- 2020 Site-Specific- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1774306031544-7ZNPDMZ6AFT6QL6DLFWQ/Elle+pour%2C+pour+Elle%2C+2020.jpg+%231+copy+2.jpg WORK - Elle pour, pour Elle, Breonna Taylor Fat crayon and a mattress I found upright leaning against a shelf along the sidewalk on the Lower Eastside around 4am in the morning- 2020- Site- Specific- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1774306028719-XE9H7NZIT0H346TIYI9S/Matisse%27s+harrowing+escape+from+boredom-+3%3A8+OF+AN+INCH+WHITE+CIRCULAR+FELT+PDAS+ON+TREE-+Dimensions+variable-+2020-+Siyte+specific-%298d0f0d78-28a9-42c2-9919-63ae51f81e8b.1280x1280+copy+2.jpg WORK - Matisse's harrowing escape from boredom 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on tree- Dimensions variable- Site-Specific- 2020- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1774306017519-N4SCUPHJQ55NFNCEF39V/a6d35920-684f-45df-a10c-56eb39db3e97.1280x1280+copy+2.jpg WORK - Matisse's harrowing escape from boredom 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on tree- Dimensions variable- Site-Specific- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1770175210837-IE6DF1A4OLM7SYEJYHDI/435470_01_05+copy.jpg WORK - Annotare 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on Artist skin- 20 x 24inch- Site-Specific-Performance/Photography 2022 - Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1737163298394-JR1VKFV4VBSZDNT6UDM3/15%2Bcopy.jpg WORK - Fasting, rain and Toni Morrison voice 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on chair- Dimensions Variable- 2019 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1771028904509-B59YGH1RMOP8UPLZM3AB/414577-02_03.jpeg WORK - Nuova Finestra 3/4 of an inch white circular felt pads positioned on to a window- Site- Specific- 20 × 24 in- Gelatin Silver Print- Photography- 2019- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1708733723126-C372E5V2TXF4Z8A89YCO/%2522These+are+not+my+colors%2522-+Discarded+painted+drop+cloth%2C+and+burnt+marks-+53+x+69+1%3A2+in-+2018++17%2C000.00.JPG WORK - Trestle Residency Group Exhibition Curated by Carmen Hermo, 2018 Installation View, These are not my colors- Burnt marks and a discarded painted dropcloth retrieved from the garbage- 53 x 69 1/2 in- 2018 - Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1771029851737-MF7GTX9OFAPZOL2LLYLD/Sitting+on+this+bench+waiting+and+hoping+that+Iwill+meet+a+poet+today-+47+1%3A2+x+70+inches-+2017+.jpg WORK - Sitting here on this bench waiting and hoping that I will meet a poet today Black wrap aluminum foil, burnt marks and china marker- 47 1 /2 × 70 in- 2017- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1771028728271-R86DVN9NYDNDTV1VLKSS/Playground+closes+at+dusk-+Plaster%2C+wood%2C+burny+marks+and+light+bulb-+45cd6af4-+Wood+support+-+17+x+23+1%3A2+Sculpture+13+x+15+in-+2016+fc36147200a.1280x1280+copy.jpg WORK - Playground closes at dusk Plaster prepared by artist, wood, burnt marks and light bulb- Support- 17 × 23 ½ in- Sculpture 13 × 15 in - 2016 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1737163955028-RWGDQVDKNJRY1TPVR2MK/Throne%2Binterior%2Bcopy+copy.jpg WORK - Unmasking Masculinity for the 21st Century, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 2022 Installation View, Featuring Artists: Keith O. Anderson, Catherine Opie, Kahlil Joseph, Brendan Fernandes, Lyle Ashton Harris, Arthur Java, Mark Bradford, Nick Cave, Jeffrey Gibson, Derek Fordjour, Mike Kelly, Yashua Klos, Deanna Lawson, Pixy Liao, Joe Overstreet, Ebony G. Patterson, Patrick Quarm, Felandus Thames, William Werge, Kehinde Wiley, Robin Rhode, Andy Warhol, Earlie Hudnall Jr, Sheila Pee Bright, Alex Katz, and Robert Mappelthorpe. Co-Curator Rehema C. Barber and Larry Ossei-Mensah Independent Curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1737164007358-4WO5KMKT7X276GAWF4IJ/Throne%2B01copy+copy.jpg WORK - Unmasking Masculinity for the 21st Century, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 2022 Detail, Throne- Matchsticks, archival glue, linseed oil, fire residue- 36 × 16 × 16 in- 2010- 2011 Keith O. Anderson © Co- Curated by Rehema C. Barber, Chief Curator and Larry Ossei-Mensah, Independent Curator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1711224387748-B04R9W0QNHJO3FYS9WHL/install_KEITH_3+copy.jpg WORK - Annual Juried Exhibition @ Baxter ST AT CCNY, 2017 Installation View: Group Exhibition featuring Artists, Keith O. Anderson, Res, and Qian Zhao: Curated by Andrianna Campbell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1758046360434-UNDNMBOE7AP507QHN5OZ/La%2BLa%2Bmeans%2BI%2Blove%2BYou%2C%2B2007+copy.jpg WORK - Annual juried Exhibition @ Baxter ST at CCNY Curated buy Adrianna Campbell, 2017 Detail: La, La, means I love you- 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads non Artist skin (head, face and shoulder)- 11 × 14 in- Site-specific- Performance/Photography- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1711224905516-K6P0G23WXBS7WLCKU25T/8136-13.jpg WORK - Annual Juried Exhibition @ Baxter ST AT CCNY Curated by Adrianna Campbell Detail: I no longer write poems for her- 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on artist genitals and lower body- Site-Specific- 11 x 14 in- Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- 2013 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1735835052519-HA05FPWN97HHB6T5MJ3A/Be+wary+of+her+treatise+on+seduction+it+ensues+entrapment-+2024+copy.jpg WORK - BE WARY OF HER TREATISE ON SEDUCTION IT ENSUES ENTRAPMENT Fat crayon on subway station wall as it was- Dimensions variable- 2024- SUBWAY STATION INTERVENTION- Site-Specific- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1758045873547-0LY0ZS3W0C5O9DM1ZZJ2/2004-14+copy.jpg WORK - Annual juried Exhibition@ Baxter ST at CCNY Curated by Adrianna Campbell, 2017 Detail: La main gauche se lave la main droite et la main droite se lave la main gauche (West African proverb)- 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads non artist head- 20 × 24 in- Site- Specific- Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- 2004 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1708543566440-AYKE5LYSZLXJCGR8Z4Y4/For+Nico%2C+because+Executing+window+installation%2C+2015.jpg WORK - For Nico, ......because 2015 Documentation of me installing, For Nico, because,- I am positioning hand torn strips of Black archival masking tape on to the surface of the window and window frame. I was captivated by the idea of hand torn strips of Black archival masking tape projecting from the surfaces of the window and the window frame. The interplay of artificial light and natural light caressing the adhesive side of the masking tape creating an iridescent effect of which was not planned. Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1699114950375-U6KEH14O3BZJ836SAJ89/For+Nico%2C+because+2015.jpg WORK - Approaching 273.15 C° Academic Gallery Group Exhibition, 2015 Installation View, For Nico, because…..- Hand torn strips of Black archival masking tape positioned on the surfaces of the window and window frame- 79 x 117- Site-Specific- 2015 Keith O. Anderson (c) Curated by Michael Sarf featuring artists: Keith O. Anderson, Marcy Chevalier, and James Cullinae: Curated by Michael Sarf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1683323615487-7EN8ZFIGDOZMQ18293XC/For+Nico%2C+because........+Archival+masking+tape+on+window-79+x+117+in-2015+Installation+%23+copy.jpg WORK - Approaching- 273.15 C° at Academic Gallery, Curated by Michael Sarff, 2015 Detail: For Nico, because……..- Hand torn strips of Black archival masking tape positioned on the surfaces of the window and window frame- 79 x 117 in- Site-Specific- 2015- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1758048342397-TJ9VPAKQBW30U5GBXTP2/approach_02.jpg WORK - Approaching -273.15.° Curated by Michael Sarff, 2015 Detail: In this Box- Cardboard box, powder pigment, acrylic paint, primer, staples, and asphalt saturated cotton fabric- 17 × 18.5 × 19 in- 2015 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1737163587458-KSUTMQO0GBUML02HMPI1/ten-wall-north-1-1500w.jpg+A+Curated++Artist+Salon+Curated+by+Eun+Young+Chi%2C+Ian+Cofr%C3%A9%2C+William+Cordova%2C+David+Andrew+Frey%2C+Jason+Keeling%2C+Rick+Herron%2C+Colette%2C+Cindy+Rucker%2C+Brad+Siolk%2C+Southfirst+May+9-+May+11%2C+2014+copy+2.jpg WORK - TEN-10 A Curated Artist Salon Group Exhibition, Cindy Rucker Gallery, 2014 Installation View of Artist Salon Group Exhibition, Curated by Eun Young Chi, Ian Cofré, William Cordova, David Andrew Frey, Jason Keeling, Rick Herron, Colette, Brad Silk, Cindy Rucker, and Southfirst. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1737158847720-8P5QVTKSHRBGLBW10RT9/Tanser%2BAnderson%2B2010.jpg WORK - TEN: A Curated Artist Salon, Cindy Rucker Gallery, 2014 During the year 2010, I participated in a Group Exhibition organized by the Curator Christine Licata. On the last day of the exhibition I brought my 35mm camera, and I asked her to photograph me wearing my sculpture around my neck, while executing a series of extemporaneous movements in the gallery space inhabited by natural light. I set up the camera for Christine and she did the rest, my aim was to experience all of her sensibilities, and apprehensions. (Detail: To Tanser Anderson, Eva Hesse, Jackie Winsor, and Leontyne Price,Sculpture (around the neck of the Artist)- Wiggleboard, and dry almonds archival glue- 2008-09- Site-Specific- Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- 11 x 14 in- 2010 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1735227942079-9GHSQ4ISAC57TDDAZ3A1/What%2BBecomes%2Bof%2Ba+Broken%2BHeart.+March+1-+APRIL+18%2C+2010.JPG WORK - What Becomes of a Broken Heart, Cindy Rucker Gallery, 2010 Installation View: This side of the bed is occupied- Matchsticks (all cut by hand by the Artist), wood glue and a piece of wood- 4 ½ x 16 × 5 in- 2002 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1735227937489-CJS7NR8FSWC71AGUZYYS/This%2Bside%2Bof%2Bthe%2Bbed%2Bis%2B%2Boccupied%2C+4+1%3A2+x+16+x+5+in-+2002.jpg WORK - What Becomes of a Broken Heart, Cindy Rucker Gallery, 2010 Detail: This side of the bed is occupied- Matchsticks (all the tips/heads of the matches were cut by hand by the Artist), wood glue and a piece of wood glue- 4 1/2 x 16 × 5 in- 2002 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1734643107876-WOZMUTP9PPB5RMG43YTY/Autoportrait-+Goldeen+raisins%2C+and+the+artist+dress+shirty-+2009.JPG WORK - What Becomes of a Broken Heart, Cindy Rucker Gallery, 2010 Autoportrait- Dry golden raisins and the Artist shirt- 2009 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1745418163326-AFUM3OGHCGY4SGMM72V1/L1160697.JPG+2009.JPG WORK - THE HAPPENING: Kinesics as Art Object, Group Exhibition, Rush Arts Gallery, 2009 Last night a DJ saved my life with a song- Straight pins penetrating the skin of the Artist foot- Performance/Photography- C-Print- 20 x 24 in- 2007 Keith O. Anderson © Straight pins penetrating the skin of the Artist foot, therefore becoming a receptacle for ideas and emotions- Keith O. Anderson © Group Exhibition Curated by Nico Wheadon featuring Artist: Keith O. Anderson, Ezra Wube, Wayne Hodge, Jessica Lagunas, Johannes DeYoung, Regina Locke, Legato Shade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1711395682269-MBC2FT6FRNTW0TUA6WIZ/She+says+I+don%27t+kiss+her+everyday+like+I+used+to+-+Acrylic+paint%2C+uncooked+black+eye+peas%2C+wood+-+2009.jpg WORK - THE HAPPENING: Kinesics as Art Object, Group Exhibition, Rush Arts, 2009 She says I don’t kiss her everyday like I used to- Latex flat paint mixed with dry pigment, uncooked Black eyed peas, and wood- 4 x 5 x 3 in- Site-Specific- 2009 Keith O. Anderson © Curated By Nico Wheadon Featuring Artists: Keith O. Anderson, Ezra Wube, Jessica Lagunas, Johannes DeYoung, Wayne Hodge, Regina Rocke, Lerato Shadi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1683316909040-28INVJDR3LGD05TG5P85/As+Africa+Turns%2C+2008+%23.jpg WORK - Everywhere, Nowhere, Somewhere.... Powerhouse Memphis Curated by Rehema Barber, 2009 As Africa Turns- Burnt marks, and broken vinyl record, and dust- 12 x 10 in- 2008- Installation- Keith O. Anderson (c) Group Exhibition Curated by Rehema Barber featuring artists Keith O. Anderson, Dwayne Butcher, Shelia Pree Bright, Tam Tran, Joel Parsons, Jonathan and Mary Postal, Jack Ryan, Marie Irmgard, and Charles Huntley Nelson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1735072506105-F56Z2N2KP0UW3285RM5V/Anderson.Keith.1+copy.jpg WORK - Je vais être négligent (I will be remiss) 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on Artist skin (buttocks)- C- Print- 20 × 24 in- Performance/Photography- 2023- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1735227999123-1S1RJ89M0GSY7CEB69C0/Nigger+this+Nigger%2Bthat+an+on%2Can+on%2Cuntil+we+they+Just+don%27t+stop..%2BDimension+Variable-2006%28Installation+View%29.jpg WORK - Flattened, Group Exhibition Evanston Art Center, 2006 Installation View: Nigger this, Nigger that, an on, an on, an on, until we/they just don’t stop !- Wood Clothes pins (each clothespin was painted by hand by the Artist), and acrylic household paint mixed with dry pigment - Dimensions Variable- 2006- Site-Specific Installation- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1732480010590-JICFG7F7NZ3FK1FNV9VO/447040_01_15.jpg WORK - ALL'ATTO PRACTICO 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on Artist skin (waist)-Site- Specific- 20 × 24 in- C-Print- Performance/Photography- Keith O. Anderson (c) Executing an improvised movement that entailed standing upright with my arms close to my body in the midst of being engulfed by natural light as it penetrated the domestic interior space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1735227995943-ZL0Y1QPTGEDK3AHUMVQI/17.jpg WORK - Flattened, Group Exhibition Evanston Art Center, 2006 Nigger this, Nigger that, an on, an on, an on, until we/they just don’t stop ! - Wood clothes pins (each clothespin was painted by hand by the Artist), acrylic household paint mixed with dry pigment- 2006- Site-Specific Installation- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1667655440806-U4N9TARR2ZPLGZFI6GNX/Throne+01copy.jpg WORK - Unmasking Masculinity in the 21st Century, Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Group Exhibition, Unmasking Masculinity in the 21st Century Curated by Rehema Barber and Larry Ossei -Mensah 2022, (Detail) Throne- Burnt matches, archival glue, and chair- 36 x 16 x 16 in 2010- 2011 Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1731287439604-NN0X5OVGA1RY5HPXCQ61/445415_4145_06.jpg WORK - Je vais être négligent (I will be remiss) Inspired by one of the oldest African traditions and art forms, “Body Painting” this particular ritual is one of several (scarification, deformation of the skull, perforations of the rear, nose, and the mouth) that has been perpetuated from generation to generation in the pursuit of beautifying the skin and distinguishing oneself from its enemies whilst building a link between the the natural and spirit worlds. Referencing this act of adorning the body with painted-on small dots, I spontaneously position 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on to an isolated area of my bare skin as oppose to mimicking the painting process associated with this ritual. The introduction of felt pads , which are traditionally placed underneath the bottoms of furniture pieces, such as chairs and stools to protect hardwood floors from unsightly marks and scratches, enables me to conceptually transfer this idea in application to my bare skin speaks to illustrating intimacy in the ritual and my predilection for spiritualizing each component of my body. This performance -like ritual is carried out in the privacy of my studio or a designated public space devoid of any human activity. I shoot with a 35mm manual camera, utilizing solely the natural light permeating the space I inhabit at that moment. Upon depositing the felt pads on to my bare skin, I immediately begin a series of extemporaneous movements; sitting, walking, jumping, reclining, bending, and pressing ups against walls. Throughout this process I am photographing my body from various angles as I document this ritual. 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on Artist skin (Head)- Site- Specific- 20 x 24 in- Gelatin Silver Print- Performance/Photography- Keith O. Anderson © Executing an improvised movement that entailed placing my felt pad covered head on to a foot stool while the influence of natural light engulfs the domestic space creating these shadows that are magical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1731287414918-GE1017XTG56R15OBILUW/01.For+all+the+kissess+I+missed+out+on+during+the+tenure+as+a+busboy+copy.jpg WORK - For all the kisses I missed out on during my tenure as a busboy Inspired by one of the oldest African tradition and art forms “Body Painting”. This dynamic ritual is one of several (scarification, deformation of the skull, perforations of the ear, nose, and mouth) that has been perpetuated from generation to generation in pursuit of beautifying the body and building a link between the natural and spirit worlds. Referencing this act of adorning the body with painted- on small dots, I spontaneously position 3/8 of an inch white circular felt pads on to isolated areas of my bare skin as if it was a blank canvas as oppose to mimicking the painted process. The introduction of felt pads, which are traditionally placed underneath the bottoms of chairs and stools to protect hardwood floors from marks and scratches, allows me to conceptually transfer this idea in application to my bare skin speaks to illustrating intimacy in the ritual and my predilection for the spiritualization of each component of my body. This performance-like ritual is carried out in the privacy of my studio or a designated public space devoid of human activity. I shoot with a 35mm manual camera, utilizing solely natural light of the space I inhabit at that moment. Once I have deposited the felt pads on to my unclad body, I execute a series of extemporaneous movements; reclining, sitting, walking, jumping, resting and pressing my head and face on a chair, etc. Throughout this process I am photographing and shooting my body from various angles as I document this ritual. Executing an improvised movement that entailed lying on top of a storage trunk that was covered with a piece of random black fabric. My felt pad covered head was facing upward toward the sacred and my eyes were closed as I willfully meditated- 3/8 of an inch of white circular felt pads on Artist skin (Head)- Site-Specific- 20 x 24 in- 2023- Gelatin Silver Print- Photography/Performance- Keith O. Anderson © https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1674939850171-VAKWL8VKGF5Z7Q9YRXKT/jpg.jpg WORK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1602018870940-YJNIE3H2FUF9X1DK3JBB/Elle+pour%2C+pour+Elle%2C+2020.jpg+%232.jpg WORK - Elle pour, Pour elle, (Breonna Taylor) Fat crayon, text and a mattress I discovered on the sidewalk while walking along the Lower Eastside one early morning- Dimensions variable- Site-Specific- 2020- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1601227010081-RYF2SQ3QQCL90MJC3EYD/%231.jpg WORK - Matisse's harrowing escape from boredom (Front View) White 3/8 inch felt pads on Tree (located in Meatpacking District) - Dimensions variable- 2020- Site-Specific- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1686534347256-0K83B6XG0GINLY3DNBW9/keith.jpg WORK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1636400339333-DISLT69UTD6CAQN5ZT4P/IMG-1426.jpg WORK - Pyramid (My spiritual retainer) Archival masking tape on subway station wall as it was- Site-Specific- 2021 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1633976070104-4RNGWP7TY5UBWTHJW7MH/IMG-1346.jpg+changed.jpg WORK - ANOMALY, LI, Lee Fat crayon, white 3/8 inch felt pads and china marker on subway station wall as it was - Site-Specific- 2021 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1647707331379-1HY9FMIZ2OAJTZPG2ZOA/434800_1261_18+copy.jpeg WORK - Annotare White 3/8 inch felt pads on artist skin (hands)- Performance/Photography- Gelatin Silver Print- Site Specific - 2022 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1678632513815-JDN2Y5TVUD0HUE7855XN/444416_02_30.jpg WORK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1642882137295-3GUX13F6DXIQ8X1NYXHB/Changerd+unnamed-7+copy+2.jpg WORK - BURDOCK ROOT Fat crayon on subway station wall as it was - 2022 - Site Specific Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1623346963105-E5YI8IOUG2X8GCLBOHTM/unnamed-19+copy.jpg+changed+copy.jpg WORK - Pyramid (My spiritual retainer) Archival masking tape on subway station wall as it was- 2021- Site-Specific Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1612992402380-H9JN68B04TLBY15SLJGF/unnamed-16.jpg+CHANGED.jpg WORK - Spiritual Meanderings White 3/8 inch felt pads and fat crayon on subway station wall as it was - 2021- Site-Specific -Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1629166188934-P2CGVX66MDXNU0QDE9N4/IMG-0908.jpg+CHANGED+copy.jpg WORK - I have been counting to seven for several days White 3/8 inch felt pads and fat crayon on subway station wall as it was- Site-Specific- 2021 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1592327168858-3WS92L1ZF6G8IYO0V9K8/Le+Troiseme+Oeil%2C+2020.jpg+%231+copy.JPG WORK - Le Troisième Oeil Fat crayon and felt pads on Subway station wall- Dimensions variable- 2020- Site Specific- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1613058884720-RDKZV23TN3FTWEEHWECX/Negation-10.jpg WORK - NEGATION Fat crayon on metal- 2021- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1610782550926-AM9NA3EJC4XR3VUPSHTI/Sarcastic+Accompaniment%2C+2020.jpg WORK - Sarcastic Accompaniment Fat crayon on wall as it was- Dimensions variable- 2020 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1610786386403-REYFOFR63JY9NKVAXS7K/unnamed-13.jpg WORK - NEGATION Fat crayon on metal as it was (smudges, marks, etc)- Dimensions variable- 2021 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1613057126901-QEIYN38JEWO1EBMZEWZQ/unnamed.jpg+CHANGED+%23.jpg WORK - They are in pursuit of my CROWN Fat crayon on subway station wall as it was- Site-Specific- 2021- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1608176876139-V7SNUVNNZF7CR1G93CE4/0%5B987I9890-P%5B%3D%27.jpg WORK - Paint (not by me) Paint, dust, archival masking tape on storefront window- Dimensions variable- Site Specific- 2020 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1611265882794-9CRZXAGSUQQHHBLQYV75/color+and+light+.jpg WORK - Spiritual Meanderings Felt pads and Fat crayon on wall as it was- Dimensions variable- 2021 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1612471251748-8A44QH9T4ZVROT9R5COB/unnamed-17+copy.jpg+changed.jpg WORK - Thick Thighs, Pilgrimage, Fat crayon on wall as it was- Dimensions variable- 2021- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1592327050380-3TVSZ6OBMX8X8X66O88B/George+Floyd%2C+2020+copy.jpg WORK - George Floyd Fat crayon on Subway station wall- Dimensions variable- Site Specific- 2020- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1602018703588-558LIGRYMM9P2X2DBDGX/Elle+pour%2C+pour+Elle%2C+2020.jpg+%231.jpg WORK - Elle pour, Pour elle Fat Crayon and text on mattress discovered on the sidewalk) - Dimensions variable- 2020- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1610781560967-ZFIPI1EC6R3ZZ4RFUL8K/Sarcastic+Accompaniment%2C+2020.jpg WORK - Sarcastic Accompaniment Fat crayon on wall as it was- Dimensions variable- 2020- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/5e494fca4a68d767587c23a2/5ff7e4784b2bac145e44aca6/1774269977592/20210103_102146+copy.jpg WORK - You & me, Me & you doesn"t mean three Fat crayon on wall as it was- Dimensions variable- 2020 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1609569204097-EMAPDXT6SLJH26WR2VMJ/Up+and+over+the+rainbow+to+only+encounter+mediocrity+well+dressesd+and+other+bullshit.......%232+2020.jpg WORK - Up and over the rainbow to only encounter mediocrity well dressed and other bullshit Fat crayon, masking tape on subway station wall as it was - Dimensions variable - Site Specific- 2020- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1610081685357-TRN1VGLHIJ4BOU2W7VPP/20210103_101754+%281%29+copy.jpg WORK - Rehema Barber Fat crayon on cracked wall as it was- Dimensions variable- 2020 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1608177171784-XEJEANHQK77IHO3UXHZN/423561_01_24_23.jpg WORK - Sarcastic Accompaniment Fat crayon and text on subway station wall as it was - Dimensions variable- 2020 Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1601226930292-2JGLOJJ1FDSZDLHB0SK9/%25231.jpg WORK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1582115071474-R77TNZ441559SIMDB5XK/412446-01_18_16.jpg WORK - Fasting, rain and Toni Morrison voice Felt pads on chair - Dimensions variable - 2019 - Site-specific - Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1590337489987-05UFILV9X8WGTOYHQJQU/02_+Leitmotiv%2C+je+t%E2%80%99embrasse%2C+leitmotiv%2C+je+t%E2%80%99embrasse%2C+leitmotiv%2C+je+t%E2%80%99embrasse.jpg.jpg WORK - Leimotiv, je t’embrasse, leitmotiv je t’embrasse, leitmotiv je t’embrasse Felt pads on skin of artist- Dimensions variable- 2019 - Performance/Photography- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1581976906959-YORE7LGGTM4IZHAM73X1/image-asset.jpeg WORK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1591312929285-N1KKSC6YW47PQHNRWFBE/79766F17-BF76-4806-A90B-C73E5709A5FF.jpeg WORK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1591847153575-OOTOAFOBYQ6F0ZRZT5SS/IMG_0548+photoshop.JPG WORK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1581979476701-115MERLGFW9O3GQDEKKN/01.+Leitmotive%2C+je+t%27embrasse%2C+leitmotive%2C+je+t%27embrasse%2C+leitmotive%2C+je+t%27embrasse-+Felt+pads+on+skin+%28artist%29-+Dimensions+variable-+2019.jpg WORK - Leitmotiv, je t’embrasse, leitmotiv je t’embrasse, leitmotiv je t’embrasse, Felt pads on skin of artist- Dimensions variable- 2019 performance/Photography- Keith O. Anderson (c) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1590364380102-4NFAXZKEJGIN29DVS1XB/IMG_0352.JPG WORK - Ahmaud Arbery Fat crayon on subway station wall- 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1582074046899-LI2M9R72L6EVJBPOW1BJ/69DA2C27-6BF0-4684-B36F-C3EFC13E099D.jpeg WORK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1591312711669-B6HI300I3453BJS7O67X/D17362E4-8D06-4E53-B6A2-6830D71541E9.jpeg WORK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c9a86bb9b8fe81887b119c9/1588279195141-ZLXD2B2OJEEEDMXLHXXC/02.%252BLeitmotive%25252C%252Bje%252Bt%252527embrasse%25252C%252BLeitmotive%25252C%252Bje%252Bt%252527embrasse%25252C%252Bleitmotive%25252C%252Bje%252Bt%252527embrasse%25252C%252B-%252BFelt%252Bpads%252Bon%252Bskin%252B%252528artist%252529-%252BDimensions%252Bvariable-%252B2019.jpg WORK - Leitmotiv je t’embrasse, Leitmotiv je t’embrasse, Leitmotiv je t’embrasse, Felt pads on skin of artist- Dimensions variable- 2019 Performance/Photography- Keith O. 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