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|region=North America
|region=North America
|artist=Gary Wynans,
|artist=Gary Wynans,
|subject=Public Art
|subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion
|confronting_bodies=Jersey City Mural Arts Program, Jersey City
|confronting_bodies=Jersey City Mural Arts Program, Jersey City
|medium=Painting, Street Art, Mural
|medium=Painting, Public Art
|date_of_action=July 20, 2016
|date_of_action=July 20, 2016
|location=Jersey City, New Jersey
|description_of_content=In May, the Jersey City Mural Arts Program commissioned local artist Gary Wynans, aka Mr. AbiLLity, to create a 33-foot floor mural on the busy pedestrian plaza at Newark Avenue. Referencing the traditional Monopoly board game, Wynans’ floor mural used Jersey City street names and local icons, harnessing the game’s focus on money and real estate to bring attention to income disparities and gentrification in real-life Jersey City.
|description_of_content=In May, the Jersey City Mural Arts Program commissioned local artist Gary Wynans, aka Mr. AbiLLity, to create a 33-foot floor mural on the busy pedestrian plaza at Newark Avenue. Referencing the traditional Monopoly board game, Wynans’ floor mural used Jersey City street names and local icons, harnessing the game’s focus on money and real estate to bring attention to income disparities and gentrification in real-life Jersey City.
|description_of_incident=Several elements of the mural drew complaints, and Wynans was asked to make changes during the painting installation, even though the design had already been approved. The “Jail” square on the board, which contained a cartoon self-portrait of the artist behind bars, provoked complaints from residents, including state Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, who saw not the artist's self-portrait but a negative stereotype about people of color (Mr. Wynans is Italian and Puerto Rican). McKnight and others demanded that the self-portrait be removed or changed. The City pointed over the Jail square and then, without consulting the artist further, they painted over the entire Monopoly Board.
|description_of_incident=Several elements of the mural drew complaints, and Wynans was asked to make changes during the painting installation, even though the design had already been approved. The “Jail” square on the board, which contained a cartoon self-portrait of the artist behind bars, provoked complaints from residents, including state Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, who saw not the artist's self-portrait but a negative stereotype about people of color (Mr. Wynans is Italian and Puerto Rican). McKnight and others demanded that the self-portrait be removed or changed. The City pointed over the Jail square and then, without consulting the artist further, they painted over the entire Monopoly Board.
|description_of_result=No resolution. The City painted over Monopoly Board.
|description_of_result=Despite receiving a letter from NCAC, the City painted over Monopoly Board without responding to objections.
|image=Monopoly Board.jpg
|image=Monopoly Board.jpg
|source=https://www.instagram.com/mr_abillity/
|source=https://www.instagram.com/mr_abillity/

Latest revision as of 14:46, 21 September 2016

Monopoly Board.jpg

Artist: Gary Wynans

Year: 2016

Date of Action: July 20, 2016

Region: North America

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey

Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Painting, Public Art

Confronting Bodies: Jersey City Mural Arts Program, Jersey City

Description of Artwork: In May, the Jersey City Mural Arts Program commissioned local artist Gary Wynans, aka Mr. AbiLLity, to create a 33-foot floor mural on the busy pedestrian plaza at Newark Avenue. Referencing the traditional Monopoly board game, Wynans’ floor mural used Jersey City street names and local icons, harnessing the game’s focus on money and real estate to bring attention to income disparities and gentrification in real-life Jersey City.

The Incident: Several elements of the mural drew complaints, and Wynans was asked to make changes during the painting installation, even though the design had already been approved. The “Jail” square on the board, which contained a cartoon self-portrait of the artist behind bars, provoked complaints from residents, including state Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, who saw not the artist's self-portrait but a negative stereotype about people of color (Mr. Wynans is Italian and Puerto Rican). McKnight and others demanded that the self-portrait be removed or changed. The City pointed over the Jail square and then, without consulting the artist further, they painted over the entire Monopoly Board.

Results of Incident: Despite receiving a letter from NCAC, the City painted over Monopoly Board without responding to objections.

Source:
https://www.instagram.com/mr_abillity/



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