Lot #18: Tonika Lewis-Johnson

Tonika Lewis-Johnson Freedom, 2016 Archival inkjet print 16 x 24 inches Courtesy of the artist   Estimated value: $1,000 Starting bid: $500 Buy it now: $1,250   *Auction bidding: DARKROOM attendees are able to place bids in-person on paper ballots during the event on February 27, 2025. *If you are not attending DARKROOM and would like to place a bid, please contact Jaclyn Silverman jsilverman@colum.edu and Patrick Thornton pthornton@colum.edu to add your bid to our ballot. *Buy it now: All auction items have buy-it-now options and can be purchased directly through this website.   Tonika Lewis-Johnson (American, b. 1979) Tonika Lewis-Johnson is a photographer, social justice artist, and life-long resident of Chicago’s South Side neighborhood of Englewood. Freedom (2016) was originally featured in her 2017 exhibition Everyday Englewood. It captures a quintessential moment of Black boyhood in Chicago—a group of kids riding bikes, weaving through the neighborhood, their movement and joy em