Klein: Rack It!

Rack It! marks the second presentation in Amant’s newly inaugurated exhibition space AZ at 312 Maujer. The project accompanies Amant’s current exhibition, Christelle Oyiri: Belief May Vary, which opened on March 19 and features a soundtrack composed by Klein.

The presentation conceived by artist and musician Klein takes the form of a film installation entitled [redacted] and a site-responsive display of the book Rack It! published by the Paris-based exhibition space No Tax in 2025. The book assembles Klein’s own courtroom drawings, transcripts, film stills and handwritten notes, tracing her real-time reflections on Young Thug’s YSL-RICO trial, the longest criminal trial in Georgia’s history. Part dossier, part stage play, the book unfolds through fragments of testimony and media spectacle, positioning the reader as both audience and juror.

Written, directed, edited and scored by Klein, the newly commissioned film is structured as a staged audio description of the book. The film follows the Canadian artist, LA Timpa, as the character [redacted], an actor that has been tasked with neutrality. Yet, the story is rigged, and the actor’s parasocial proximity begins to take center stage.

Both scripted and sourced, Rack It! raises important questions about crime narratives, artistic expression, and how culture, race, and public perception can influence legal outcomes in the realm of popular culture. Rack It! is organized in collaboration with Marc Asekhame and No Tax, Paris. This project has received support from the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.