King Paris Congolese American, b. 1988
Trayvon, 2025
Resin, archival finish
16 1/2 x 9 x 7 in
41.9 x 22.9 x 17.8 cm
41.9 x 22.9 x 17.8 cm
Origin - Nok, Nigeria In Trayvon, King Paris reimagines an ancient Nok figure, one of Africa’s earliest sculptural traditions — cloaked in a modern hoodie. The work bridges millennia, merging...
Origin - Nok, Nigeria
In Trayvon, King Paris reimagines an ancient Nok figure, one of Africa’s earliest sculptural traditions — cloaked in a modern hoodie. The work bridges millennia, merging ancestral form with a symbol of contemporary struggle. By naming the piece Trayvon, Paris honors Trayvon Martin and the countless young Black men whose very presence, their clothing, their posture, their skin, has been misread as threat.