Andres Serrano Quotes
Some people have compared the Klan images to ecclesiastical figures.
Blume, Anna. "Andres Serrano." BOMB, no. 43, New Art Publications, 1993, pp. 36-41.
The KKK is the oldest of the White Supremicist Hate groups in America. Their self styled mission has been to protect the dominance of the white race. They have, over the years, been responsible for lynchings and other forms of murder and torture. Many Southern politicians in the 20th century were members of this group which in teh first half of the century was a major political force in Souithern States and Indiana. By the end of the 20th century there were almost no politicians who would jion the organization, and the attitude of most politicians, including those from the South, was rather nagetive towards the Klan. However, a few were rather insensitive to the evil nature of the Klan and would make jokes loke this one. Sessions, over his career, had several racist commens that he had made inclding this one. He called an attorney who defended Blacks accused of crimes a race traitor and referred to civil right groups as unAmerican. His appointment as Attorney General by Donald Trump was met with consternation by many biven his history of racial remarks.
This quotation was used by the Lyndon B. Johnson 1964 Campaign as: “We represent the majority of the people in Alabama who hate niggerism, Catholicism, Judaism, and all the isms of the whole world.” So said Robert Creel of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan. He also said, “I like Barry Goldwater. He needs our help.” The second statement was made at a different time.
This was the first official act of the German government implementing official discrimination against the Jews. Soon, the boycott policy was replaced by a policy of murder and extermination.
Andres Serrano is an American photographer and artist who has become famous through his photos of corpses and his use of feces and bodily fluids in his work, notably his controversial work Piss Christ, a red-tinged photograph of a crucifix submerged in a glass container of what was purported to be the artist's own urine. He is also notable for creating the artwork for the heavy metal band Metallica's Load and Reload albums.
