Lobbying

As artists, how does our work support the work of the State? In what ways is American artistic output used to justify violence? What do presidents think artists do all day? Untitled (2020) features every US president since FDR speaking about the role that art plays in the American project.

Untitled
2020
single channel video with sound
13 minutes 5 seconds

Lobbying (Studio visits with my elected officials)
2020-2021
9 x 12 inches (each)
c-prints

From top:
Antonio Deglado (Former Congressman / Lt. Governor of New York)
Janet Partridge (Town Clerk)
Hon. Charles M. Tailleur (County Judge)
Peter Kusminsky (County Sheriff)
Shawn Marriott (Town Supervisor)