Obelisk

At first Ode to Kinshasa looks like an abstract artwork. A bright orange field ringed by warm earth tones and flecked with a diamond motif. But in the optical center of the image, a dark eye peers out from a white ring—here’s our clue.

Lois Mailou Jones was a global citizen and polymath artist. She studied textile and costume design while in school, as well as graphic design, drawing and art. read more