God is Black

(and died again in 2020)

This is the photo of my latest artwork to a complaint made to commemorate all African American victims in the United States but fully shareable in relation to the issues related to migration and landings to Italy in recent years. 

In 2016, following the terrorist attack in Paris, I made an ironic protest following the work of the Iranian artist and activist Shirin Neshat, this time I preferred to give a stronger blow because I find it impossible in an evolved society like ours at a global level to have problems like this, there is only one race, there is only one human. We’re all equal! 

The idea of using Ken of Barbie, this time gives a stronger message to the work as it is undoubtedly the doll symbol of American pop culture, the union with the most important images of Christianity makes it immediate and of great impact.

“Racists might like learning other languages because they need them for work or Tavel, but they might judge the people who speak these languages unfairly and negatively. Or they might not want to rent a room to a foreign student. A racist is someone who thinks that anything different threatens his peaceful existence. 

They’re afraid of anyone who’s not like them. Racists have either inferiority or superiority complexes. It doesn’t matter which one. 

Either way, they look down on the other person.”

Tahar Ben Jelloun, Racism Explained to My Daughter, 1998

Prints are available in different limited edition sizes.