An art historian helped us unpack this particular political statement.
, associate professor of contemporary art and history of photography at the University of Miami, about what she sees in this painting. She’s also written multiple books analyzing the relationship of art and photography.Shirin Ali: What was your immediate reaction when you sawThe casualness of the pose, the way the group is sitting around, the way Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow are holding their cigars, it’s like Thomas is holding court in this setting.
I’m not sure if it was based initially on an actual photograph, and then other details were added. However, I think there is some imagination at play, but also that this artist made really deliberate decisions to try to convey a particular political ideology and say things about the wealth and affiliation and power of the people that they’re painting.
Is there something to be said about the fact that this Republican megadonor commissioned artwork that features a Supreme Court Justice who is also widely known to be a staunch conservative?Oh, 100 percent. It is a distinctly political statement, however kitschy the painting appears, however casual their poses appear. This is definitely not simply about art.
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