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Red, White & Blue: The Land of Opportunity
Mixed-Media Analog Collage, 50x40 cm, Found Material, Japanese Watercolor and Gold Leaf Paint, Bombay Ink on Watercolor Paper
Exhibition: Places that Aren’t, Božidarac National Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia, 2025
“We Americans are the peculiar, chosen people—the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world.” - Herman Melville, White-Jacket, 1850
In a nation frenzied by an ecstatic flood of neon colors that shine red, white and blue, laden with ready-to-consume pleasures, hundreds flocked to the shores of the United States in search of a better, richer tomorrow. That promise, amplified through the shining narrative of literature and Hollywood lead thousands to uproot themselves and try their luck - and yet, what if the world they thought they would become a part of, only exists in decades long past, and even then, was inaccessible? Have the grapes already soured long ago? - Moshe Shamah
Artist’s Recommendation: I highly recommend that the patron who is considering this piece, also purchase the piece, Red, White & Blue: The Land of Opportunity, as they belong hanging next to each other for thematic and aesthetic coherence in your space
Red, White & Blue: The Land of Opportunity
Mixed-Media Analog Collage, 50x40 cm, Found Material, Japanese Watercolor and Gold Leaf Paint, Bombay Ink on Watercolor Paper
Exhibition: Places that Aren’t, Božidarac National Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia, 2025
“We Americans are the peculiar, chosen people—the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world.” - Herman Melville, White-Jacket, 1850
In a nation frenzied by an ecstatic flood of neon colors that shine red, white and blue, laden with ready-to-consume pleasures, hundreds flocked to the shores of the United States in search of a better, richer tomorrow. That promise, amplified through the shining narrative of literature and Hollywood lead thousands to uproot themselves and try their luck - and yet, what if the world they thought they would become a part of, only exists in decades long past, and even then, was inaccessible? Have the grapes already soured long ago? - Moshe Shamah
Artist’s Recommendation: I highly recommend that the patron who is considering this piece, also purchase the piece, Red, White & Blue: The Land of Opportunity, as they belong hanging next to each other for thematic and aesthetic coherence in your space