Derek Fordjour's "Backbreaker Double" depicts two Black marching band drum majors performing the “drum major backbend.” The gesture is a recurring motif in Fordjour’s work, embodying the pride and ritual rooted in the traditions of historically Black colleges and universities

"Backbreaker Double" by Derek Fordjour -
High Line mural,
Chelsea, New York City

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Celebrating the genius and creativity of a remarkable artist—congratulations Derek Fordjour! ✨❤️🙌

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playbook ~ by derek fordjour (2016) #derekfordjour

cargo ~ by derek fordjour (2022) #derekfordjour

“alternation i” by derek fordjour (2020) #derekfordjour

“pall bearers” by derek fordjour (2020) #derekfordjour

Derek Fordjour- Painter
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“I think Artists are magicians. I think Artist traffic in illusion.”

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A barefoot women in a blue dress sitting in a red chair and talking on an old-style rotary yellow telephone while sitting in a large red chair with her legs crossed

Seven Eighty-eight by Derek Fordjour (American) - Acrylic, charcoal, cardboard, oil pastel, and foil on newspaper mounted on canvas / 2022 - The Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, California) #womeninart #painting #moca #contemporaryart #derekfordjour #americanart #art