"Censorship appears to have reared its ugly head at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas, where the College of Visual Arts and Design Galleries (CVAD) quietly removed a solo show of work by Brooklyn artist Victor "Marka27" Quiñonez. The institution has not provided any reason for the abrupt cancellation, which took place after installation was complete, and was first reported by independent journalist Jenny Yanez."
"The institution has not provided any reason for the abrupt cancellation, which took place after installation was complete, and was first reported by independent journalist Jenny Yanez. The exhibition, which celebrates immigrant communities from Latin America, included works from the artist's Frieze Impact Award-winning "I.C.E. Scream" series. The sculptures are highly critical of Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), rebranding the agency as "Inhumane and Cruelty Enforcement" and featuring handcuffs and handguns suspended inside giant resin popsicles, or paletas, that appear to be melting."
The University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design Galleries removed a solo exhibition by Brooklyn artist Victor 'Marka27' Quiñonez after installation and provided no public reason. The exhibition, Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá, celebrated immigrant communities from Latin America and included works from the Frieze Impact Award-winning I.C.E. Scream series. The sculptures critique Immigration Customs and Enforcement by rebranding the agency as 'Inhumane and Cruelty Enforcement' and depict handcuffs and handguns suspended in giant resin popsicles. Quiñonez, born in Mexico and raised in Dallas, makes work about immigrant experience, racism, deportation, dual identity, and incarceration.
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