同行/身体和政治之间的谈判 | Rodney McMillian

——Rodney McMillian

Regarding Violence, installation view, 2022, Petzel Gallery, New York

Specimen, 2022, fabric, chicken wire, gel medium, metal rods, faux plants, wood, 47 x 31 x 27 inches, 119.4 x 78.7 x 68.6 cm

Between the sun and the moon (For H. A. Washington), 2020, Graphite, ink acrylic, latex, and vinyl on paper mounted on canvas, 53 x 56.5" (134.62 x 143.51 cm)

Mississippi Appendectomy, 2020, Ink, acrylic, latex, and vinyl on paper mounted on canvas, 53 x 90" (134.62 x 228.6 cm)

“我打算让作品提供一点幽默感、怪癖，并对努力进行反思。无论是有意识的还是无意识的，都需要相当多的努力，才能形成和维持根深蒂固的结构和叙事，塑造我们的身份。”

McMillian参与塑造美国文化并维持种族和阶级不平等的政治和社会意识形态。他的作品通过对历史叙事、演讲、政府政策、政治人物和流行文化的批判性重新解释，以及通过挑战美国风景和国内领域的传统表现，探讨这些原则是如何形成的，并提供新的可能性。同时引发了关于阶级和身份以及性别和性取向的问题，还暗示了内部空间和外部空间之间的关系。在唤起身体内部和公共景观的同时，也暗示宇宙的广阔空间。

Rodney McMillian, installation view, 2020, Petzel Gallery, New York

Triple 6: DJT, 2019 – 2020, Latex on blanket, 37 x 28 inches, 94 x 71.1 cm

Untitled (green afghan), 2019, Latex on blanket, 82 x 52 x 1 inches, 208.3 x 132.1 x 2.5 cm

 In This Land, 2019, latex, acrylic paint, ink, and paper on duck cloth, PA speakers, and stands, with sound, 20 min

McMillian的实践一直关注那些似乎徘徊在 "美国梦 "的神话之外的人，他们是社会的积极参与者，但却不常被历史记录或承认。他使用废弃的床垫、地毯、椅子和床单等消费后物品（通常带有价格标签或浅主任的痕迹））等表明历史分量的物品作为他创作的材料和主题，说明那些不被历史重视的人的缺席：身体的缺席。

White House II, 2018-2020, Vinyl and thread, 156 x 528 x 36" (396.24 x 1,341.12 x 91.44 cm)

Untitled (neighbors), 2017, Single-channel video, color, sound, Running time1904, loop

shelf #6", 2016, wood, glass vases, spray paint, 46-1/4" × 28" × 16" (117.5 cm × 71.1 cm × 40.6 cm)

Untitled (tongue), 2014, Latex on bed sheet, 100 x 70 in

Blue sun, 2014‑2015, Latex and ink on bed sheet, 95 × 86 in

Couch, 2012, Couch and cement, 32 1/4 × 88 1/2 × 32 1/2 in | 81.9 × 224.8 × 82.6 cm

 Prospect Ave, installation view, 2012, Maccarone, LA

Untitled (refrigerator), 2009, Refrigerator, 64 × 29 × 25 in | 162.6 × 73.7 × 63.5 cm

Untitled, 2009, Chair, cardboard tube, and latex paint, 87 × 33 × 29 in

Untitled, 2007, Vinyl, thread wood, metal and styrofoam, 162 x 264 x 96 in. (411.5 x 670.6 x 243.8 cm)

Supreme Court, 2000, poured acrylic on cut canvas, 305.1 x 456.9 cm 120.1 x 179.9 in

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