Political Statements and Structural Critique
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Political Statements and Structural Critique
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Works in this collection address systemic racism and the path to justice. This collection includes a wide range of imagery including a critique of capitalism.
Collection Items
We Do Not Want Your Precinct! wheat paste
Two posters adhered to a building at George Floyd Square with wheat paste. The posters in done in a typeface and illustration style reminiscent of Dr. Seuss. A cartoonish police officer stands in a bucket that says "Mpls. Police Federation." He holds…
3rd Precinct Survey wheat paste
Two posters side by side at George Floyd Square. The posters read "Minneapolis 3rd Precinct Survey/City of Fakes" at the top. Below is a check list with boxes next to each entry. The first entry says "Brutal Copes Location #1." The second entry says…
Smash White Supremacy sticker
A sticker on a utility pole near the intersection of 38th and Chicago, the location where George Floyd was murdered. The sticker reads "John Brown Lives! Smash White Supremacy." An image of John Brown with John Brown, armed with rifles, dominates the…
Witches Against White Supremacy graffiti
Graffiti on H Street near Lafayette Square. "Witches Against White Supremacy" is written in red spray paint directly on the surface of the street. There is additional writing in red as well as blue imagery. The US Chamber of Commerce building with…
Protest graffiti on Department of the Treasury building
Graffiti on the facade of the Department of the Treasury using red, black, and blue spray paint. Text includes "We are unarmed!," "Fuck the system," "We want equality," "Pig pen," "ACAB," as "Fuck 12" in simple lettering. "Black Lives Matter" is…
While Black Project (images of work in progress)
Images of the While Black Project mural in progress
This is located in Uptown Minneapolis and was painted on the exterior wall of a former Apple store.
An excerpt from Urban Art Mapping's interview with Cadex Herrera on May 12, 2022:
"I…
This is located in Uptown Minneapolis and was painted on the exterior wall of a former Apple store.
An excerpt from Urban Art Mapping's interview with Cadex Herrera on May 12, 2022:
"I…
TOXIC LOSER --- Dimestore Mussolini?
TOXIC LOSER --- Dimestore Mussolini?
On the temporary chain metal fence surrounding Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC. November 20th, two weeks from the Saturday Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 election.
On the temporary chain metal fence surrounding Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC. November 20th, two weeks from the Saturday Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 election.
Fuck Trump
"Fuck Trump" and "ACAB" are spray-painted in red on the Veterans Administration building.
Fuck Donald Trump
"Fuck Donald Trump" is spray-painted in blue on the side of a graffiti wall. Other graffiti reads "ACAB," "Fuck 12," and "No Justice No Peace."
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