
Someday my prince will come
2015
David Alekhuogie's "Someday My Prince Will Come" (2015) is a compellingly intimate archival pigment print that draws on the loaded visual language of portraiture, vernacular photography, and Black American cultural identity. Measuring 55.9 × 43.2 cm, the work operates at a scale that rewards close attention, inviting the viewer into a psychological space where humor, longing, and critique coexist without easy resolution. Alekhuogie consistently mines the gap between idealized narratives and lived experience, and this title, borrowed from the Disney fairy-tale canon, signals that tension with quiet precision. The fairy-tale reference is not merely ironic; it functions as a lens through which questions of desire, aspiration, and representation are refracted through specifically Black subjectivity. Alekhuogie, who has built a critically regarded practice rooted in Los Angeles and exhibited widely across major institutional and gallery contexts, works across photography and moving image to interrogate how identity is performed, consumed, and commodified. This print sits comfortably within that broader inquiry, reflecting his ability to load a single still image with accumulative cultural weight. The archival pigment process ensures exceptional tonal fidelity and long-term stability, qualities that matter considerably for collectors prioritizing both aesthetic integrity and preservation. Available from Yancey Richardson Gallery in an edition of four, signed by the artist and offered framed, "Someday My Prince Will Come" represents a meaningful entry point into a practice that continues to attract serious scholarly and market attention. The small edition size, the work's conceptual coherence within Alekhuogie's output, and the institutional support surrounding his career collectively position this print as a thoughtful and well-grounded acquisition.
- Medium
- Archival pigment print
- Overall
- Framed
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Yancey Richardson Gallery
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