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FOREVER YOUNG:
A Retrospective
RUSSELL YOUNG’s exploration
of American counter-culture represents a journey that bares witness to both the excess and
ambition that has helped shape the “American
Dream”—a brooding and sometimes brutal
celebration of the characters and events that glamorize and chastise in equal measure. Whether
through direct visual reference or by title, Young’s
work sets out to both assert and challenge our
Marlon Brando (Bike), 2009;
Acrylic paint, enamel
and diamond dust on linen.
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perception and understanding of what it is to be
American in the 21st century.
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