Shirts Off Their Back: John, Andrew Shire Gallery and surrounding Wilshire neighborhood, Los Angeles
2008
The artist met “John”, a sweet man who was living on the streets, three blocks away from the Andrew Shire Gallery in the neighborhood of Wilshire. They traded shirts and conversation. They talked while he laboriously worked on finishing a cap made of beautiful lace, its shape reminiscent of a Klan hat. A photo of John’s handiwork was exhibited in the gallery . Also in the show was his shirt, which Serrano embroidered with an image originally conceived by Emory Douglas entitled “We Will Survive, Without a Doubt”. A third element, a stenciled path connecting the exhibition site with the location where Serrano met John, was created 3 days before the exhibition opening with the help of passersby, local skateboarders, Wilshire mall and building managers, local artists, and the good will of the City of LA. Proceeds from the sale of this work will benefit the Los Angeles Poverty Department, and the Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness (located just a few blocks from the gallery site).
This project was part of The Horror of Tradition a group exhibition curated by John Souza
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- Shirts Off Their Backs: John
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- Shirts Off Their Backs: John
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- Shirts Off Their Backs: John
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- Shirts Off Their Backs: John
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- Shirts Off Their Backs: John
