Title

A Country is Not a House: Ronald Rael + Virginia San Fratello

Publication Date

5-7-2022

Document Type

Exhibition

Exhibition/Performance Dates

May 7 - October 30, 2022

Department

Design

Publication Title

ASU Art Museum

Conference Location

Tempe, AZ

Editor

Brittany Corrales

Abstract

Fusing design with activism, Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello have spent more than a decade questioning the implications and contradictions of the border wall that divides the United States from Mexico. Structurally and conceptually, the artists undermine and dismantle the wall itself — a symbol of xenophobia and fear — through speculative explorations that promote social, economic and ecological reparations. Their inventive and poignant commentary is a protest against the wall, our most politically polarizing architectural feature, and a projection about its future. Offering new imaginaries, the exhibition features drawings, prints, models, videos and newly commissioned sculptural installations inspired by our region that serve as a reminder of how human beings can transcend the forces that seek to divide us.

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