Title of Artwork: “I’ve already been here. America”
Artwork by Gian Maria Tosatti
Year Created 2011
Summary of I’ve already been here. America
Poem America by Allen Ginsberg, which was written with white ink on a white sheet, is accompanied by three images that represent the paradoxes inherent in American life: an atomic bomb explosion postcard, a photograph taken by artist Slavoj Zizek in Zuccotti Park during Occupy Wall Street, and an image of a house that was lost somewhere in the Midwest.
All About I’ve already been here. America
White on white in this poem represents the non-consciousness that exists here. As a matter of fact, the public consciousness in the United States makes frequent allusions to the drunken narrator’s praise for the country’s freedoms, its constitution, and its status as the best nation on earth.
A suppressed awareness, like that shown by the Beats in their literature, is also present, as is a country that is weak because it’s young, or weak because it doesn’t embrace itself.
Because of this, the creature is shivering and quivering constantly, in an attempt to break free from its confines. The United States is the gay son of a nation that is afraid to admit its sexual orientation because of its macho father and pious mother, but also because it feels horrible about being gay. So this is all just a white trace on a white background. The America that doesn’t come out will always remain a non-place, a country of false consciousness and snuffed-out dreams.
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