'I've treated many of these objects—the wedding cake, the golf bags—as individual works of art,” says Andres Serrano, who's amassed more than a thousand of pieces of Trump memorabilia for his exhibition.
Donald Trump is the subject of a surprising new museum exhibit in New York's Meatpacking District, where hundreds of pieces of memorabilia devoted to the entrepreneur-turned-president went on view today.
Artist Andres Serrano spent a year—and more than $100,000—painstakingly amassing this massive menagerie from eBay, auctions and other avenues. It's mostly focused on Trump the businessman and entertainer, not the current occupant of the White House. The exhibit's name is borrowed from Trump: The Game, a poor-selling board game put out by Milton Bradley in 1989. On the box, Donald is quoted as saying,"It's not whether you win or lose, it's whether you win." That’s been Trump's motto his whole life, says Serrano."He has to win at all costs—no matter what. If you don't win, you're a loser. And he doesn't want to be a loser.
Artist Andres Serrano with his 2004 portrait of Donald Trump in the background. Serrano, 68, has unveiled a new exhibition of memorabilia devoted to the current president. Sean Billings/Newsweek“I certainly didn't want to be antagonistic with this [show], because I find a lot of anti-Trump art to be boring. I wanted to make something a lot more interesting—something that would allow the subject to speak for himself.
It’s true. Serrano is no stranger to controversy: In 1987, his work Immersion —a crucifix submerged in a glass jar full of urine—earned the ire of conservatives when they discovered he had received an NEA grant. But she, too, is unsure how “The Game” will be received: “I'm curious to see how people react to this installation, which doesn't take a position.”
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