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

a drawing influenced by the artist’s time spent as a paperboy for the Oklahoman

while a conversation between Geuna and the artist sheds light on his influences

it also echoes the iconic conclusion of Callie Khouri and Ridley Scott’s 1991 road movie Thelma and Louise

For this series

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