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ACME., Los Angeles, 2002, photo by Robert Wedemeyer.
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Artist: Jennifer Steinkamp
Title: Jimmy Carter
Date: 2002
Dimensions: Variable 35 x 18 x 14 feet
Equipment: 2 Sharp XGC50 3000 lumen projectors, 1 Epson 5350 1500 lumen projector, 3 Mac G3 computers.
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer, courtesy ACME, Los Angeles.
Exhibition History:
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- ACME., Los Angeles, California, November 23 - December 21, 2002.
- Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas, February 9 - March 26, 2003, Curator: Bruce Hartman.
- Printemps de Septembre a Toulouse, Toulouse France, September 23 - October 16, 2005, Curators: Jean-Marc Bustamante, Jean-Pierre Criqui and Pascal Pique.
- Art | 37 | Basel, Switzerland, Lehmann Maupin, New York, June 14 - 18, 2006
- Jennifer Steinkamp, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA, curated by JoAnne Northrup, July 1 - October 1, 2006.
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, curated by JoAnne Northrup, Elizabeth Dunbar February 16 - May 13, 2007.
- Jennifer Steinkamp, Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York, curated by JoAnne Northrup and Holly Hughes, March 14 - June 29, 2008.
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Description: Jimmy Carter is a site-specific video installation that fills large walls of the gallery; thousands of computer synthesized flowers swing back and forth. The flowers create an illusion where space seems to dematerialize. It feels as though the walls are moving along with the flowers.
I named this piece "Jimmy Carter" in honor of a man I respect very much. He is an incredible, selfless, and generous leader. It is unbelievable to me that the United States political system was able to choose this amazing person to lead the country. With everything going on in this imperialist reactionary world, I wanted to make a small gesture towards peace and inclusive values.
A few years ago radical conservatives put their candidate in the presidential office; since then, my work has contained messages of peace and commentary on war. The US with its ridiculous corporate media is controlling the thoughts of the populous by not giving a clear picture of the world situation; and in addition it is very difficult to make any criticism of US policies without being labeled unpatriotic. As a result, I named my art after Jimmy Carter who stands for peace and progress throughout the world. This was a way to criticize US policies while remaining patriotic.
Part of the Collections:
Blake Byrne, Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California.
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ACME., Los Angeles, 2002, photo by Robert Wedemeyer.
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