In Memory of Kobe Heisler

20200710_155234_HDR.jpg

Creator

Jason Heisler

Title

In Memory of Kobe Heisler

Coverage

1821 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Description

A wall of carefully pieced together text in black, red, green, and yellow paint. Text reads "Justice for All Peace for the fam of the ones we lost Prosecute the killers," "Justice for George Floyd," "Fire Bob KKKroll," "Reopen all the cases," and "Kobe." There is a Somali flag and the text "Isak Aden" and a four directions flag signifying Native Lives Matter, referencing the death of Billy Hughes.

Source

Text reading "Kobe" references the fatal shooting of Kobe Heisler on August 31, 2019. No charges were filed after Heisler was shot by Brooklyn Center officers. The work was painted by Kobe's father in his memory. Overall, the piece references the ongoing issue of police violence. The boards were removed in August 2020.

Rights

Jason Heisler (6personbike@gmail.com), no rights reserved

Publisher

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

Date

Contributor

HS

Identifier

UAM-GF_1533

Geolocation

Comments

Allowed tags: <p>, <a>, <em>, <strong>, <ul>, <ol>, <li>