Name/Title
CelticEntry/Object ID
2022.9.2Description
Villinski–a contemporary sculptor based in New York–created Celtic and Never using decommissioned firearms from the New Orleans Police Department. In Celtic, Villinski fashioned guns into the shape of a large cross, conflating the Christian icon–which became appropriated in the 20th c. as an emblem of what the artist referred to as “white nationalism, white supremacy, neo-Nazism, and white pride”–with American mass shootings.
Villinski – escultor contemporáneo con base en Nueva York – creó Celta y Nunca valiéndose de armas de fuego decomisadas en el Departamento de Policía de Nueva Orleans. En esta pieza el artista se vale de las armas de fuego para crear una gran cruz. De esta manera fusiona el tema de las masacres con armas de fuego en Estados Unidos, con el icono cristiano. Emblema del que se han apropiado durante el siglo XX aquellos al que el autor denomina “nacionalistas y supremacistas blancos, neonazis y defensores del orgullo blanco”.Artwork Details
Medium
Decommissioned Firearms, MetalMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Paul Villinski.Role
ArtistDate made
2018Time Period
21st CenturyDimensions
Height
23-3/4 inWidth
15 inDepth
1-7/8 inInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Credit LineLabel
Gift from the artist