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jafa

British  
/ ˈdʒæfə /

noun

  1. slang an offensive name for a person from Auckland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of jafa

from j ( ust ) a ( nother ) f ( ucking ) A ( ucklander )

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Intergenerational artists, from Arthur Jafa to Cindy Sherman, use horror as a lens through which to examine modern threats, paranoia and point out the fear that permeates modern life.

From Los Angeles Times

With two upcoming shows, one at Gladstone Gallery and another at 52 Walker, Jafa reflects on what it means to get a big break as an artist.

From Los Angeles Times

In several frames of the artist Arthur Jafa’s seminal 2016 video collage of Black America, “Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death,” a felled bullrider scoops himself off the dirt.

From New York Times

McClellan reveals, as Jafa does to more tragic effect, that even the quickest glimpses of a subculture can turn into spectacle.

From New York Times

Jafa’s practice has embraced film and video, sculpture, installation, and even painting.

From New York Times