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Manifest (Thank god) by Benjamin Lignel

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Published: 19.12.2012

Benjamin Lignel

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Manifest (Thank god)
2008
Metal, stainless steel, gold, ink, mylar, paper
ø 5,6 cm

Benjamin Lignel. Badge: Manifest (Thank god), 2008. Metal, stainless steel, gold, ink, mylar, paper. ø 5,6 cm. «What is happening, I think, is this: Religious prejudice is becoming a proxy for racial prejudice. In public at least, it’s not acceptable to express reservations about a candidate’s skin colour, so discomfort about race is sublimated into concerns about whether Mr. Obama is sufficiently christian.»
. Nicholas D. Kristof, «The Push to ‘Otherize’ Obama. NewYork Times, 21 September 2008.

«What is happening, I think, is this: Religious prejudice is becoming a proxy for racial prejudice. In public at least, it’s not acceptable to express reservations about a candidate’s skin colour, so discomfort about race is sublimated into concerns about whether Mr. Obama is sufficiently christian.»
Nicholas D. Kristof, «The Push to ‘Otherize’ Obama. NewYork Times, 21 September 2008

Benjamin Lignel

Badge
Manifest (Thank god)
2008
Metal, stainless steel, gold, ink, mylar, paper
ø 5,6 cm

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