◇ After
Star Wars · George Lucas · Lucasfilm / 20th Century Fox, 1977
El-P takes the open white shirt, black vest and the blaster holster strapped low on the thigh. Killer Mike takes the cape, the lit chest panel and the raised choking hand. Starfield behind, chrome frame around.
“After” is the old gallery word for a work made in open conversation with another. It is a lineage, not a shortcut.
◇ Piece Room
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