America & Trump by Andres Serrano
About this activity.
The American presidential elections will take place in 2024. Forum Groningen marks this political battle with an exhibition of the work of the American artist Andres Serrano, with a leading role for the presidential candidate on whom all eyes are focused: Donald Trump.
The exhibition in Forum Groningen consists of a unique composition of three works by Andres Serrano, which can be seen together for the first time. Together they form a reflection on American society and Donald Trump, who, after a career as an entrepreneur, real estate magnate and TV star, held the highest office in the United States and is now running for president again.
The photo series America (2001-2004)
After the attack on the World Trade Center in September 2001, Andres Serrano worked for more than three years on the photo series America to give a face to the 'enemy'. These are large monumental portraits of unknown and well-known Americans: from firefighters to drug addicts and from Yoko Ono to Anna Nicole Smith and Donald Trump. Through Serrano's lens, they each show the face of America in their own way. More than thirty portraits from the photo series can be seen in the exhibition in Groningen.
The multimedia installation The Game: All Things Trump (2018-2024)
The Game: All Things Trump is a staggering collection of more than 1,000 Trump objects that Serrano has amassed through auctions, eBay and word of mouth starting in 2018. From hotel and casino souvenirs of the Trump brand, to sports memorabilia, Melanie and Trump's wedding cake, signed magazine covers and photos. Recently, The Game's collection was supplemented with Trump's gold "Never Give Up" sneakers.
The movie Insurrection (2022)
Insurrection (“Insurrection”) Serrano created in response to the events of January 6, 2021, when a protest rally against the November 2020 election results culminated in the storming of the Capitol. He quickly takes the viewer through the events of that day using smartphone images, news clips and film clips from American history. The film (75 minutes) is shown continuously in the exhibition.
For more information and tickets, go to America & Trump by Andres Serrano (forum.nl)
Forum Groningen.
Location.
Forum Groningen
Nieuwe Markt 1
9712 JG Groningen