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The Star-Tainted Banner

The Star-Tainted Banner, 40”x56”– black pigment- coated band-aids and police star badges.

The Star-Tainted Banner is made of 50 star-shaped police badges and hundreds of black pigment-coated band-aids. Several of the band-aids are labeled with the names of unarmed black men and women killed by police*, and many others are deliberately left blank to represent the countless unheard-of victims to police brutality.

The Star-Tainted Banner at the James Wise Gallery in 2021
Close up to the band-aid of George Floyd on The Star-Tainted Banner.

Packing The Star-Tainted Banner and its step-by-step preparations for the exhibition No Justice, No Peace

The Star-Tainted Banner at Bethany Arts Community
The Star-Tainted Banner installation at the artist's studio
Close up to star-shaped police batches
Band-Aids before labeling
Police star-shaped batches before installation

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*Sources: Know Their Name by Aljazeera and Fatal Force by The Washington Post.