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MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAINApril 26 – May 13, 2017The Green Gallery, Milwauke, 2017
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type face / font : Wallau, created 1930 by Rudolf Koch, who was known for his nationalist tendencies - though he died already in 1935 ie. before Naziism was in full gear. WIKIPEDIA has
SEE PAINTINGS HERE...GREEN GALLERY / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN Rainer Ganahl is inspired by the linguistic tools that the 45th president of the United States employs to communicate and rule. Donald Trump's terms, the artist contends, become symptomatic of his policies and the values he stands for (or doesn't). 'A big beautiful wall', 'extreme vetting', a Muslim ban, 'bad hombres', 'a nasty woman', 'so-called judge', fake news, alternative facts and other phrases have been backed up by executive orders, legislation and twitter spin that disrupt and divide communities. For this exhibition, thirteen examples of Trump's phraseology have been printed with a script invented in 1930 by Rudolph Koch, who adhered to Nazi ideology. For this series Ganahl added his own term, “TRUMPUTIN,” reminiscent not only of the charlatan advisor Rasputin who contributed to the fall of Czarist Russia through salaciousness and mysticism, but also of the 1970s-disco song “Rasputin” (“lover of the Russian queen”) by Boney M., which is befitting of the chauvinist, sexist realities of our new president.
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