In this three-part documentary, artist Trenton Doyle Hancock confronts issues of race and power. By harnessing painting, graphic novels and art history, he builds a world around his avatar Torpedo Boy in an ongoing narrative of superheroes and villains. In this episode, Hancock discusses the materiality at play throughout his practice and his experimental self-portraits.
This film was produced on the occasion of Hancock’s recent exhibition, Something American, on view at James Cohan from September 17 to October 17, 2020.
