Titus Kaphar and Reginald Dwayne Betts: Redaction Jeffrey Bernard was inspired by the artist’s

was inspired by the artist’s training in nihonga (traditional Japanese painting) and shares the discipline’s focus on natural forms

between which the visitor must choose

A nude self-portrait of the artist’s aging body represented upside down

which forever eliminates the need for waxing

she faces the blazing afternoon sunshine from atop an automobile

Titus Kaphar and Reginald Dwayne Betts: Redaction Jeffrey Bernard was inspired by the artist’sA collaboration between artist Titus Kaphar and poet, memoirist, and attorney Reginald Dwayne Betts, this book documents the Redaction series, first presented in 2019 at MoMA PS1, New York. The project confronts the abuses of the criminal justice system, specifically the issue of money bail: those who are arrested but unable to afford bail remain incarcerated even though they have been neither tried nor convicted. Redaction features poetry by Betts