New York Times - Facing Violence With Brushes and Ballots
Facing Violence With Brushes and Ballots
By Travis Diehl
Robert Longo, “Untitled (Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol; January 6th, 2021; Based on a photograph by Mark Peterson),” 2021, charcoal on mounted paper.Credit...Robert Longo and Pace Gallery
“The artist Andres Serrano marked the day by debuting “Insurrection,” a full-length documentary about Jan. 6, in Washington, D.C. The film continues Serrano’s treatment of America’s darkest political id — which includes a series about torture, and portraits of Ku Klux Klansmen — by presenting a video of the riot in the style of D.W. Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation.” (He is also no stranger to the culture wars: Serrano’s photograph “Piss Christ” has the distinction of having been denounced on the Senate floor in 1989.)”