Drawing inspiration from some of boxing's most tragic heroes including
Emile Griffith, Benny Paret, and Ruben "Hurricane" Carter,
Simmons
investigates the politics of sport, history, race, and class within
American culture. Vintage fight posters serve as a backdrop to paintings
and drawings that depict falling stars, microphones, and Yankee
stadium, a legendary venue for boxing matches from its opening in 1923
until the 1970's. Executed in his
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