Malcolm X

Ode to civil rights activist and imam Malcolm X, who was assassinated when he gave a speech in the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights, New York City on February 21, 1965. The silent witnesses on the crime scene: a fallen chair and 5 bullet holes in the decor. It was painted on his 93rd birthday, on May 19, 2018.

Oil on Belgian linen, 60 x 70 cm, 2018