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JUST YELL, 2013 Monique Meloche Gallery

REMEMBER to REMEMBER, 2013 brass name plates, metal and wood cabinet, fluorescent light 36 x 47 x 3 inches Names and dates of Chicago youth killed by gun violence in 2012-May 2013. Haikus written by 7th and 8th grade students of Nobel Elementary School are placed between.

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REMEMBER to REMEMBER, detail

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STRENGTH TO LOVE (CHICAGO SPIRIT STICK), 2013 Rhinestones, glass tube, wood and glass case 9 x 24 x 3.25 inches

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JUST YELL: GUIDE BOOK TO YELLERS 2013 308 page hand-bound book, 24K gold plated music stand, painted plywood 29 x 20 x 20 inches Using the framework of a cheer, over 300 Chicago teens were invited to write a yell for the city of Chicago as a protest poem against injustice and violence.

#Yell_Yell, 2013 Plastic, steel, aluminum, auto body paint 69 x 54 x 27 inches

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YELL, 2013 Hand stitched wool yarn on scrim felt 50 x 42"

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SORRY, 2014 Hand stitched wool yarn on scrim felt 42 x 24"

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JUST YELL: PA SPEAKER, 2013

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DRIVE by in 5 ACTS, 2013 5 poets, 5 antique muscle cars. Viewers get in the car with the poet and drive between two separate Chicago neighborhoods while the poet performs a poem in while on the ride. POETS: ANNALISSIA KIANA ITSON AYINDE CARTMAN BRITTENEY BLACK ROSE KAPRI JUSTICE SHILLER WAYNE STRANGE

K-I-D-S, 2013 Video / audio: Bill Billowit Chicago youth performing JUST YELL CHEERS 4 minute video loop

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