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  • vanessa german, grandaughter, the artist, in meditation upon the migratory patterns, forced and unforced, of grandmother liza jane and her descendants, past, present and future., 2023
    vanessa german, grandaughter, the artist, in meditation upon the migratory patterns, forced and unforced, of grandmother liza jane and her descendants, past, present and future., 2023
    vanessa german, grandaughter, the artist, in meditation upon the migratory patterns, forced and unforced, of grandmother liza jane and her descendants, past, present and future., 2023
    vanessa german, grandaughter, the artist, in meditation upon the migratory patterns, forced and unforced, of grandmother liza jane and her descendants, past, present and future., 2023
    vanessa german, grandaughter, the artist, in meditation upon the migratory patterns, forced and unforced, of grandmother liza jane and her descendants, past, present and future., 2023

    vanessa german

    grandaughter, the artist, in meditation upon the migratory patterns, forced and unforced, of grandmother liza jane and her descendants, past, present and future., 2023
    The Great Migration black pigment, black tar, desperation and a dream— four legged creature— wood, plaster cloth, (did you know that humans would not get high blood pressure if they were four legged creatures), afghan in the style of grandmother, high blood pressure, my grandmother migrated by choice from Louisiana to north of Chicago to Milwaukee, bale of raw cotton, patriotic folk art rooster, a run on the banks, red lining, how it feels to watch your children shrink, teaching your children how to shrink as a form of safety monitoring, a mean reckoning, immutable beauty, 2 miracles and beaded glass trim, how it feels to know that more than one thing is always happening at the same time.
    56 1/2 x 48 x 24 inches
    143.5 x 121.9 x 61 cm
    Copyright The Artist

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