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  • Collection: Politicized Imagery & Critique of Government and Systems

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Large, white text reading "No Rent" accompanied by a hammer and sickle, representing the proletariat. Painted on a closed pawn shop.

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A Hello My Name Is...sticker with text reading "All Coronas Are Bastards. A.C.A.B." Referencing the police and perhaps simultaneously the monarchy (with coronas=crowns).

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Large black text reading "Rent Strike, CO-VID 19 F12," critiquing capitalism, economic inequality, and police control. Part of a larger movement to abolish rent.

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A simple tag reading "Capitalism is the virus." Written on the base of a light post/utility pole.

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Text reading All Coronavirus Are Bastards (with ACAB marked in red). Three cartoonish figures wearing face masks are confronted with a militaristic rendition of the coronavirus. Wearing riot gear, the coronavirus attacks the three men.

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An image of a hooded figure popping out of a box labeled "FLU KLUX KLAN" and holding a sign reading "My Virus My Choice." References to the conservative appropriation of the phrase "my body, my choice," seen on protest posters, and also references…

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A bottle of bleach with text reading "Covid Cure," referring to President Donald Trump's public musings that bleach offers great possibilities for curing the virus, suggesting that it should be consumed internally.

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A red, melting popsicle with text reading "Bring Back Ebola," referencing a horrific virus that was less contagious and also more easily contained, in part due to international cooperation.

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An image of a sheep with text reading "herd immunity," addressing the politically-charged idea that the best solution going forward is to allow a large percentage of the population to get infected with the coronavirus.

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A representation of the coronavirus with text reading "my right to die." This is read as irony in the context of protestors who push back against stay-at-home policies who put themselves at risk of contracting the virus by attending protest events.

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An image of Governor Cuomo ripping open his shirt to reveal his super hero costume beneath. A pigeon on his shoulder wears a sign reading "BOSS."

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An image of Dr. Fauci merged with Spock. A pigeon on his shoulder holds a sign reading "TRUTH." A message on the doctor's hand reads "WASH 'EM."

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A sticker created by the political group In Omnia Paratus shows the image of a Greek Orthodox Priest spraying a liquid onto his face. A speech bubble above his head reads "I have the medicine for coronavirus: spray yourself with holy water in the…

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A stencil on the floor of Athens' central Syntagma square shows an anime style female character donning a face mask, accompanied by the words "This is not a mask, it's a muzzle. Still in the game."

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A handmade political poster by an open neighborhood assembly reads "If we don't resist in all of our neighborhoods, our cities will become modern prisons." The poster is pasted upon a palimpsest of political posters assembled on a vacant shop window.

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A blue representation of the virus with a pink sign on it saying "take me to your leader."

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An image of Donald Trump with blood dripping from his eyes, accompanied by text reading NON ESSENTIAL.

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A carefree, smiling rendition of the virus on a skateboard. Text reads "Gracias! Corrupción" (Thanks, Corruption!)

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An orange cat wears a smoking jacket and casually puffs at a cigarette. Text reads "SACHEZ BIEN LE VIRUS C'EST KAPITALISME" (equating the virus with capitalism)

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"DISINFECT THE PRESIDENT" is projected in white letters on the front side of a building. "REMOVE TRUMP" is also projected in white letters on the right side of the same building.
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