Just after 5 p.m. on an early March Saturday evening, Moe Harkless pulls out his iPhone to capture artwork that catches his eye. He’s drawn to the more than two-dozen comic book covers in front of him that appear to riff on classic superheroes, including Spider-Man, Superman and Captain America.
Artist Kumasi J. Barnett has painted the covers displayed at The Armory Show, an annual high-profile New York art fair that features representation from more than 30 countries among its more than 180 galleries. Barnett has covered the originals, replacing them with titles like “The Media’s Thug” and “Police-Man.