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Andres Serrano

 

 

Title: America (Beverly Pabon, U.S. Postal Carrier)

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

This is America, my America, the America I love and embrace, good, bad and indifferent.

EXCERPT FROM THE INTERVIEW

I think one of the roles of art is to bring something new to the table, and to open people’s eyes a bit. That’s what it’s done for me, and that’s what I try to do. People call me controversial, but I’m not trying to be controversial, I’m just trying to do something different, new, and also something that feels natural for me.

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    How does art function in society? My belief is that art functions as a tool to communicate, a tool to convey how the artist views the world to those who are viewing the artwork. The purpose of art is to convey emotions, to show a uniqueness of a certain situation, to examine beauty in everything around us. By highlighting a letter carrier, someone who you’d typically take for granted just passing by, Serrano shows her in a different light, literally a glowing light that is seemingly meant to convey a more ethereal presence, something special. Marcel Duchamp showed us the way to see art in everyday objects. Many carry the torch.
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