Obama Shrine - 16th century - Obama, Japan, from Artists for Obama
A luminous screenprint layered on Mylar and wove paper, this work by David Hammons juxtaposes the name and image of Barack Obama with a serene 16th-century Japanese shrine from the coastal town of Obama, Japan. The translucent Mylar surface creates a ghostly, ethereal quality, blurring the boundaries between American political identity and ancient Eastern heritage. Hammons uses this unlikely geographic and historical coincidence to probe themes of symbolism, projection, and the construction of cultural meaning.
- Medium
- Screenprint in colors, on Mylar and wove paper, with full margins,
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
October 28, 2014
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“When I lie down on the paper which is first placed on the floor, I have to carefully decide how to get up after I have made the impression that I want. Sometimes I lie there for perhaps three minutes or even longer just figuring out how I can get off the paper without smudging the image that I’m trying to print.” - David Hammons
1974
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