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Faschismus

Burhan Cahit Doğançay

Artwork Details

Faschismus
1997
Burhan Cahit Doğançay
collage, acrylic, pencil, chalk, and sand on cardboard
34 1/2 in x 27 in (87.6 cm x 68.6 cm)
Anonymous gift
2005/2.64

On Display

Not currently on display

Description

Subject Matter:

Doğançay was inspired by walls and the graffiti that covered them which is reflected in Faschismus. He was raised in Turkey and later moved to New York City where he was exposed to a lot of graffiti and urban art. The title is German and translates to fascism in English revealing the highly political nature of the piece. One phrase reads, "Grego hates drugs and faschismus" and two other phrases appear to be from publication headlines. One reads "Mother Shoots Son Over Crack {Doğançay was inspired by walls and the graffiti that covered them which is reflected in Faschismus. He was raised in Turkey and later moved to New York City where he was exposed to a lot of graffiti and urban art. The title is German and translates to fascism in English revealing the highly political nature of the piece. One phrase reads, "Grego hates drugs and faschismus" and two other phrases appear to be from publication headlines. One reads "Mother Shoots Son Over Crack $" and another, "Only two months old and already listening to cracksex." Images of faces, including George H.W. Bush, Madonna, and Andy Warhol, can be seen throughout and rectangles that are layered like bricks in a wall, remind the viewer of Doğançay's inspiration.}quot; and another, "Only two months old and already listening to cracksex." Images of faces, including George H.W. Bush, Madonna, and Andy Warhol, can be seen throughout and rectangles that are layered like bricks in a wall, remind the viewer of Doğançay's inspiration.

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