Shelby Head
Providence, RI
My art practice challenges social and linguistic constructs in the United States through precisely crafted artworks organized into collections.
MessageMore than any previous president, Donald Trump has systematically deployed his authority to grant pardons to reward loyalists, assure appointees and associates that they can violate the law with impunity, and reduce prosecutorial pressure on allies to testify against him. The "Get Out of Jail Free" card is a loaded symbol, connecting Monopoly’s trivialization of incarceration with larger societal privileges. It evokes themes of privilege, justice, escape, and complicity, especially when placed in a gilded or decorative context. The inclusion of gold polka dots on a pink background suggests luxury or frivolity, thereby enhancing the critique of systemic inequity that is often masked by decorum.
- Collections: What Remains
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