Slavs and Tatars
Before the Before, After the After, 2012
reverse mirror painting industrial foam concrete water-resistant paint
725 x 145 cm
285 6/16 x 57 1/16 ins
725 x 145 cm (x2)
285 6/16 x 57 1/16 ins
725 x 145 cm (x2)
A fruit of caricature, of the Other, the watermelon often serves as a racist shorthand for African-Americans in the US; while in Russia it recalls the contested Caucasus and in...
A fruit of caricature, of the Other, the watermelon often serves as a racist shorthand for African-Americans in the US; while in Russia it recalls the contested Caucasus and in Europe the countries of origin of the migrant populations, be it Turkey, North Africa or elsewhere. Placed in the two Robert Oerley pots at the entrance to the Vienna's Secession, the watermelons encourage visitors to experience the “Not Moscow Not Mecca” exhibition not just cerebrally, but also sensorially and affectively.
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