Halim A. Flowers - Love is the Vaccine

This stunning volume provides the first full treatment of contemporary artist Halim Flower�s artistic vision, offering insight from leading scholars of this star on the rise. Known for his colourful, irreverent, and often politically charged paintings, Halim Flowers is a contemporary visual artist, spoken word performer, and author who has become one of the hottest newcomers in the contemporary art scene. As a minor, Flowers was arrested and wrongfully sentenced to two life sentences in Washington, DC, later to be released under a new juvenile lifer resentencing law.�His experiences aired on HBO in the Emmy award-winning documentary Thug Life in DC, as well as Kim Kardashian-West�s film The Justice Project. Since his release, Flowers has produced a stunning spectrum of paintings expressing his ardent advocacy for human rights, and his resonant, up-lifting mantra �Love is the vaccine�.�This beautifully illustrated volume provides the first full treatment of Flower�s artistic vision, with insightful interpretation from leading scholars of this star on the rise.