A clip of “Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death” by Arthur Jafa, A short film that is part of the DMA’s “TRUTH: 24 Frames Per Second” exhibit. The 7.5 min video is a montage of various clips from black history (early 20th century to 2016). The silhouette here is of a white woman. I walked in and she was sitting there alone, fully attentive. The juxtaposition of her innocent white presence in front of this powerful and unabashedly black footage was very symbolic to me. Of what? I’m not sure yet. Maybe it reminded me of the phrase “My life, your entertainment.” Everyone sees the black experience. Some turn their backs to it, some watch with envy, while some even wish they could share the beautiful thorn ridden bouquet of the black identity. But they can’t. So they watch, trying their best to empathize, but never fully grasping how deep the double edged sword of dark skin in a white world truly cuts. At the end of the day, the black experience is nothing but a blockbuster film that some wish they could star in while others don’t even consider it cinema. Yea. That’s what I got from this moment. (P.S. I eventually spoke to her and she was super cool. Definitely invited to the cookout) #Art #Writing #24FramesPerSecond #ArthurJafa (at Dallas Museum of Art)