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ABOUT THE WORK
Walking on Air was created live outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021, as the city awaited the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Painted in real time and without knowing the outcome, the work captures the uncertainty, tension, grief, and possibility surrounding a historic American moment. More than a response to history, Walking on Air was physically present as that history unfolded, functioning simultaneously as artwork, witness, and document.
HISTORY & CONTEXT
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Walking on Air was created live outside the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021, as the city awaited the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. seangarrison painted in real time without knowing how the verdict would unfold. The work therefore occupies a distinctive position as both artwork and witness, physically present at the site while a consequential moment in American history was unfolding.
PROVENANCE
Artist’s studio, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2021–present.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
MEDIA / PUBLIC RECORD
April 20, 2021 — seangarrison and the creation of Walking on Air were documented during live national coverage from Minneapolis by MSNBC, including an interview with Ali Velshi.
2021 — Walking on Air and its creation were also documented by KARE 11 in coverage surrounding the Derek Chauvin verdict.