Christophe Roberts - June 2022

Air Dragon, commissioned by Industry PDX in Portland, was upcycled from hundreds of Jordan boxes. The dragon is 10 feet wide and 4 feet high and breathes a neon flame.

Christophe Roberts (b. 1980, Chicago, Illinois) is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist working in sculpture, painting design and installation work. His work invites viewers to contemplate the ecological and cultural impact of capitalism and consumerism, while exploring complex masculinities, rebel origin myths, and the commodification of identity through meditations on mass culture iconography. He is the founder of Manza Studios.

This triptych was inspired by Christophe’s recent commission for the groundbreaking experiential exhibition ‘WAKE ME WHEN I’M FREE’ exploring the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, which opened in LA in February 2022.