Trumped , which deals with these events , was released in 2012 , and Hargrove was able to view the fi lm in the UK . There was a strong reaction to it , and she reminded me how much people in Scotland dislike Trump . She also informed me that this is the fi rst year that she is able to vote in the United States presidential election .
Hargrove became interested in the concept of golf courses when she realized “ golf courses can be anywhere in the world . You can visit them all and not experience the world . A golf course in Florida can be made to look just like a golf course in Scotland , or China .” Hargrove manages to draw a connection between golf and war through the “ applied rules and order to the landscape .” Both take what is natural and dig out dunes and trenches , creating a manmade landscape . Globalization and capitalization are apparent in both golf and war . “ Capitalist greed is taking over nature ,” and , because of so much urbanization , Hargrove describes how one can easily forget what the real landscape looks like . By combining international war-map markings with artifi cial aerial-landscape views , she transforms her manicured , beautiful paintings into something much darker .
“ Art is a good venue for conversation ,” Hargrove explains . But even the experience of viewing art is at risk of disappearing as well .
The gallery that represents her , Bridgette Mayer Gallery in Philadelphia , has become a private gallery and will no longer hold public shows . It is becoming more and more common for galleries to turn to this model , or even to become completely online businesses . Viewing work online compared to viewing it in person is a completely different experience . “ When I was fi rst starting out , social media wasn ’ t a thing ,” Hargrove tells me . Having an accessible website with images of work is important for artists today . She does tell me that she has enjoyed posting images to Instagram . It has given her the opportunity to revisit and share old bodies of work that have not been viewed online before , but social media can only go
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