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    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite animating 3D graphics at his studio computer (Chinatown, Manhattan, 05.23.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film . © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite films himself dancing in his studio (Chinatown, Manhattan, 05.31.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite multiplied five times in his studio (Chinatown, Manhattan, 05.31.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite performs with invisible objects in front of a green screen in his Fine Arts Work Center residency studio (Provincetown, Massachusetts, April 2013). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Jacolby Satterwhite.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite performs with Bowery Katskill Gerlitz Iglesias in front of a green screen in his Fine Arts Work Center residency studio (Provincetown, Massachusetts, April 2013). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Jacolby Satterwhite.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite animates his mother’s drawings in 3D animation software on his studio computer (Chinatown, Manhattan, 05.23.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite performs as his avatar in front of City Hall (Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 05.31.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite performs as his avatar on the Brooklyn Bridge (Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 05.31.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite performs as his avatar in the Union Square subway station with buskers (Union Square, Manhattan, 05.31.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite performs as his avatar on Mott Street with a human canolli (Little Italy, Manhattan, 05.31.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite gets into costume with an iPod codpiece (Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 05.28.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite performs on stage at a Recess event held at Le Poisson Rouge (Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 05.28.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar & Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite gives an interview in his Lower Manhattan Cultural Council studio (Financial District, Manhattan, 03.14.14). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Ava Wiland.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite gets into costume for his residency at Recess (Soho, Manhattan, 10.09.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite dances in the storefront window for his residency at Recess (Soho, Manhattan, 10.09.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite engages pedestrians in the storefront window for his residency at Recess (Soho, Manhattan, 10.09.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite films people performing in front of a green screen for his residency at Recess (Soho, Manhattan, 10.09.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite animates footage of people performing in front of a green screen for his residency at Recess (Soho, Manhattan, 10.09.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite takes a break from work in his Lower Manhattan Cultural Council studio (Financial District, Manhattan, 02.27.14). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Rafael Salazar.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite watches Beyoncé music videos while working in his Lower Manhattan Cultural Council studio (Financial District, Manhattan, 12.20.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Nick Ravich.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite digitally animates footage in his Lower Manhattan Cultural Council studio (Financial District, Manhattan, 12.20.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Nick Ravich.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite digitally animates footage in his Lower Manhattan Cultural Council studio (Financial District, Manhattan, 12.20.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Jacolby Satterwhite.

    • Artist Jacolby Satterwhite builds digital characters in his Lower Manhattan Cultural Council studio (Financial District, Manhattan, 12.20.13). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Jacolby Satterwhite.

    • A viewer watches artist Jacolby Satterwhite’s video Reifying Desire 6 at the 2014 Whitney Biennial (Upper East Side, Manhattan, 03.14.14). Production still from the New York Close Up film Jacolby Satterwhite Is Going Public. © Art21, Inc. 2014. Cinematography by Ian Forster.

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