Robert Pruitt

Playing off the iconography of military enlistment posters, the prints depict a pilot and mechanic dressed in futuristic garb. The posters recruit a wide variety of talent—the technological (“mechanics, electricians, hackers”), the creative (“rappers, artists, dancers”), and the athletic (“shooters, 3 pt specialists”)—suggesting a dynamic collaboration akin to Otabenga Jones & Associates, a collective Pruitt helped found. His imagery often references science fiction, hip-hop, and issues of black identity. By appropriating comic-book conventions to depict black characters, Pruitt unsettles typical portrayals of the genre.