His smile didn’t reach his eyes, 2019, Archival pigment print, 21in x 31in, Edition of 5

No photoshopping or camera tricks. All images serve as documentation of my attempts to cover, smother and camouflage contested public monuments across the Midwest US. Each monument is photographed and digital files are “healed” with the Adobe Photoshop Spot Healing Tool to remove the monument.

Images are printed at monumental scale and I return to the site to climb the statue and cover up. These images serve as documentation of each performance of covering contested monuments.

Founding Father, 2019, Archival pigment print, 38in x 26in, Edition 2 of 5

You’ve got nice legs, kid, 2018, Archival pigment print, 36in x 24in, Edition 2 of 5

Watchdog of the lake, 2019, Archival pigment print, 38in x 26in, Edition of 5

Installation view of The End of History, 2020, McEachern Art Center, Mercer University (Photo by Mo Jahangir)

Support for this project provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Missouri Arts Council, the Regional Arts Council, Art and Education Council, Via Art Fund, and the Wagner Foundation.

Images courtesy of The Luminary and Virginia Harold