France24 - 30/04/2024 16:19  

Andres Serrano’s ’Portraits of America’ go on display in Paris

His images have been celebrated, vandalised and even discussed in Congress. Andres Serrano's art tackles religion, sex, death and above all, America: its idiosyncrasies and the questions of politics, religion, class and ethnicity, which divide its citizens. He discusses this body of work as the show "Portraits of America" opens at Paris's Musée Maillol, with an eye on the symbols that reveal so much about his fellow Americans. Serrano talks about photographing Donald Trump two decades ago and discusses how the former US president has continued to feature in his work. He also tells us why, when dealing with hot-button issues like race and religion, his work is so often

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His images have been celebrated, vandalised and even discussed in Congress. Andres Serrano's art tackles religion, sex, death and above all, America: its idiosyncrasies and the questions of politics, religion, class and ethnicity, which divide its citizens. He discusses this body of work as the show "Portraits of America" opens at Paris' [Voir]
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