The Fourth of July always leaves me feeling conflicted.
I saw this painting (entitled Bang) by Kerry James Marshall a few weeks ago at the Chicago Modern Art Museum; it speaks volumes.
“We tend to assume there is one history of America: the mythical, heroic narrative of an all-inclusive, grand project that had at its inception the goal of embracing differences and treating all as equal. If we allow ourselves to be lost in this mythology, we overlook the more disturbing, less humane dimensions of our history. We don’t always learn that our nation’s triumphs were at times achieved on the backs of other people. Everyone should have both of these complicated narratives always in their consciousness.” -Kerry James Marshall.
“Happy” Fourth of July.
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