A Bleak Reality

A Bleak Reality by Kris Graves (signed), second printing - NotWrong No1 "A Bleak Reality" is a series of eight photographs taken at the exact locations where unarmed Black men were killed by police officers. While each photo represents a single life and death, they collectively address the broader issues of institutionalized racism and violence against the Black community, especially Black men. These social divisions and the startling lack of empathy are exacerbated by perpetuating harmful stereotypes. Kris Graves traveled across the country to document the physical spaces where these lives ended, spaces that continue to be replaced by new tragedies. This reality is measured not only in numbers or statistics but in individual lives. NotWrong is the new oversized bi-yearly publication by Founder Kris Graves and Creative Director Luke Atwood Abiol , NotWrong will work with photographic artists to illustrate stories of gentrification, race, power, and discrimination. Our inaugural NotWrong. + No1 is a project by Kris Graves and Author Thomas Chatterton Williams entitled A Bleak Reality . Originally published on Vanity Fair’s Hive , this oversized monograph takes us to eight locations where young black men were murdered by police officers. All eight murders were caught on camera and became viral videos online. BOOK DETAILS NotWrong. + No1 - A Bleak Reality 12 x 19” vertical, staple-bound 28 pages, 10 plates *Limited quantity avaialble $40, Free Shipping Text by Thomas Chatterton Williams Design by Luke Atwood Abiol Artwork by Kris Graves COLLECTIONS Amon Carter Museum of Art British Library Cincinnati Art Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Getty Center Guggenheim Museum Hampshire College Haverford College Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Ohio University Schomburg Center / New York Public Library Texas State University Tufts University Yale University