hmm donât know how to address this but i looked it up and apparently Richard Phillips, the 72-year-old black man recently released from prison after serving 45 years for murder he didnât commit, is being forced to sell his art, rather than willingly selling it, since the justice system is refusing to pay him anything. thereâs a post going around saying heâs showcasing his art and we should support him by purchasing it, but i think itâs an important distinction that he doesnât want to part from the art that he made in prison. parting permanently from art youâve made can be difficult, and considering the emotional value of the art he made in order to cope with his situation, itâs cruel to take it away from him rather than to just donate money. also thereâs like this weird fetishization of his âprison artâ in the media that is frankly disgusting, like ogling his pain and suffering and making it into some sort of spectacle. i scoured twitter for a donation page but i couldnât find anything yet
update: i emailed his lawyer and found the official gofundme for him if you guys can spare anything














