ANDRES SERRANO: AMERICA

Chac Mool Gallery
January 17 - February 28, 2003

exhibition of thirteen works from Andres Serrano's latest series, AMERICA

foto: snoop doggy dog

Focusing, as Serrano has, on the "unseen," overlooked and bypassed by the ordinary gaze, these thirteen works (Cibachrome, silicone, Plexiglas, wood frame) embody a fresh commentary on the significance of AMERICA. A response to 9/11, to the question of who we are as Americans and what we are, the series celebrates an AMERICA of equality and diversity. Thus, William Nelson, Heroin Addict is as "American" as Chloe Sevigny, Actress, as Snoop Dog and as Firefighter, Darrell Dunbar. Larger than life, in quasi heroic stances and dimensions (45 1/4 x 37 5/8 in.) they stand next to Thomas Buda, Hazmat Chemical Biological Weapons Response Team, Lucas Suarez, Homeless, and Jill Hardy, Powhatan Renape Nation, who represents a recurring theme in Serrano's work and also, the "real" origin of AMERICA. more culture>>>