I Can't Breathe
Large wheatpaste portrait of George Floyd with text covering reading "I CAN'T BREATHE" covering his mouth, on the boarded up window of a barber shop.
OZY
Stilo Barber Shop. UAM-GF_0758 photographed later (06-19-2020).
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photograph by Sally Pemberton
Minnesota
UAM-GF_0188
2665 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Three Pieces: Tag, RIP George Floyd, and I Can't Breathe Portrait
George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.
Black spray-painted tag, "BdPE."
Brown, red, and blue text on plywood, "Pray for MPLS," "RIP GEORGE FLOYD," and "Find Derek Chauvin."
Portrait of George Floyd with "I CAN'T BREATHE" in white lettering across his mouth. "OZY" and "@stilocutsbarbershop" at the bottom.
OZY
Stilo Cuts Barber Shop commissioned the two plywood pieces.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photograph by Froukje Akkerman; artwork by OZY
UAM-GF_0694
2653 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States