When he first conceived of “Nightsong,” Fordjour had no idea it would arrive at a time of erasure under the government’s anti-DEI measures.

Derek Fordjour, Boy Band Breakup: The Fall of Ascension, 2025. Acrylic, charcoal, cardboard, oil pastel and foil on newspaper mounted on canvas, 62 x 102 inches (157.5 x 259.1 cm).

A large mixed-media painting by Derek Fordjour titled Boy Band Breakup: The Fall of Ascension depicting a group of young men lounging in a colorful living room with instruments, games, and records scattered around.

At David Kordansky Gallery in LA, Derek Fordjour’s “Nightsong” in on through Oct. 11.

When he first conceived of “Nightsong,” Fordjour had no idea it would arrive at a time of erasure under the government’s anti-DEI measures.
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