AMERICAN TESTIMONIAL
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AMERICAN TESTIMONIAL
American Testimonial is a reflection on the current state of culture and media in the United States. The project consists of 40 wooden tablets, each engraved with different qualitative juxtapositions of contemporary pop stars-- models, singers, and hot young artists basking in the disposable hype and whimsy of public attention-- with influential, canonized artists from the last century.
The commandment-like tablets are at once cheeky and authentic, asking viewers to ask themselves: Is Paris Hilton actually more relevant to American culture than Mark Rothko?
Multiple American Testimonial tablets were publicly posted in each of five U.S. cities (Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis, Seattle and San Francisco) on the same date -- Saturday, May 19th.