Difference between revisions of "Open Casket"
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| − | '''Open Casket''' is a painting that made in 2016 by | + | '''Open Casket''' is a painting that made in 2016 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Schutz Dana Schutz]. Subject in the painting is a 14 year old boy named [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till Emmett Till] who was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_in_the_United_States Lynched] by two white men in Mississippi in 1955. This artwork was included at the 2017 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Biennial Whitney Biennial] exhibition in New york curated by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Y._Lew christopher Y. Lew] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Locks Mia Locks]. The painting caused controversy within the protest and calls for painting's destruction. |
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| − | The painting was made by Dana schutz in August 2016 in response to media coverage of gun violance to a black man from police. The potrait is based on a photograph of Till's mutilated body-- where his mother insisted for the casket to remain be opened, to raise awareness of the graphic realities of racism in the U.S. that was published in The Chicago Defender and Jet magazine. "The photograph of Emmett Till felt analogous to the time: what was hidden was now revealed" Schutz told in | + | The painting was made by Dana schutz in August 2016 in response to media coverage of gun violance to a black man from police. The potrait is based on a photograph of Till's mutilated body-- where his mother insisted for the casket to remain be opened, to raise awareness of the graphic realities of racism in the U.S. that was published in The Chicago Defender and Jet magazine. "The photograph of Emmett Till felt analogous to the time: what was hidden was now revealed" Schutz told in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artnet Artnet]. |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Casket | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Casket | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till | ||
Revision as of 11:19, 17 December 2020
Open Casket is a painting that made in 2016 by Dana Schutz. Subject in the painting is a 14 year old boy named Emmett Till who was Lynched by two white men in Mississippi in 1955. This artwork was included at the 2017 Whitney Biennial exhibition in New york curated by christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks. The painting caused controversy within the protest and calls for painting's destruction.
Background
The painting was made by Dana schutz in August 2016 in response to media coverage of gun violance to a black man from police. The potrait is based on a photograph of Till's mutilated body-- where his mother insisted for the casket to remain be opened, to raise awareness of the graphic realities of racism in the U.S. that was published in The Chicago Defender and Jet magazine. "The photograph of Emmett Till felt analogous to the time: what was hidden was now revealed" Schutz told in Artnet.
Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Casket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till
