The artwork Welcome! Uncovers aspects of our history of immigration marginalization that have remained largely unknown to the mainstream public. Using an antagonistic stance, this work portrays a critical confrontational view of the United States immigration laws since 1790. The Statue of Liberty text reads:
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless; tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
This is a myth; the United States has always placed limits and marginalized or banded those ruled inadmissible based on race and religion.
Collection of the Galleria Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea (Municipal Gallery of
Contemporary Art), Monfalcone, Italy.
Contemporary Art), Monfalcone, Italy.
Exhibit: “American Beauty” at the Centro Culturale Altinate in Padova, Italy
September 2023 – January 2024.
September 2023 – January 2024.
