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See and Do This Weekend
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s all about promoting yourself these days. How you sell “You, the Brand.”
Fahamu Pecou is an Atlanta artist who understands that as well as anyone. Soft-spoken, polite and likeable in person, he has a knack for self-promotion that is so clever and outrageous, it makes you laugh out loud. He is gaining a following among collectors, both here and around the country. (He was at Art Basel Miami in December.)
You can see his work in a current show of mock ads and articles at Atlanta’s Vaknin Gallery, “Something Like a Fahamenon.”. Like his work featuring himself on magazine covers, the show addresses our culture’s obsession with celebrity and consumerism. The gallery calls “Fahamenon” an “examination of society, pop culture, issues of the black male body in media, hip hop culture, and fine art insider politics.”
Vaknin is open Friday and Saturday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 905 Juniper Street NE Space 109, Atlanta, GA 30309
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