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I've always been in awe of Julie, and now I'm really glad she's been noticed in a big way for her ongoing work "The Last Supper," depicting the final dinner requests of death row inmates.
No matter what your view of the death penalty, this show packs a very visceral punch.
The prisoner's last meal is personal information made public after the execution.
It's like a little window into who that person was.
Some requests are big and expensive.
Others not so much.
And some not at all.
States that have the death penalty are well-represented.
So if you have any ideas about a venue that could house this collection, speak up.
Links:
New York Times feature
Julie's website
BadatSports interview with Julie Green
And below is a thoughtful short video about the why's and how's of Julie's work:
The Last Supper from Dark Rye on Vimeo.
Evocative.
ReplyDeleteYeah, to say the least. I could've spent hours looking at these.
Deletewow. that is a very interesting subject matter. morbid but fascinating. and sad.
ReplyDeleteMorbid, fascinating, and sad all came to mind for me as well.
DeleteWhat an interesting project to undertake. I admire the work put into it and found myself very interested in what each last meal consisted of. The display of these pieces on the wall is quite astonishing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a super interesting project on so many levels. I would like to go back and look again. My photos don't do it justice.
DeleteFrom a distance they look like delftware but up close something entirely different. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThey do look like delftware: that cobalt blue paint she uses. It also brings to mind "the blue plate special" found in diners.
DeletePeggy says that button collectors sometimes want to donate their collections to museums, but that museums don't typically want something so extensive. I hope Julie doesn't have that problem.
ReplyDeleteInteresting about Alabama getting that person his or her shrimp, and Texas opting out of last meal requests altogether.
It might be a problem for a museum to find space for this growing collection. But there might be another kind of venue, I don't know.
DeleteI would totally take somebody's button collection. I love buttons. But I would do something funky with them. Glue them to valentines or something. So nobody in their right mind would donate their collection to me.
Something Innovative kind of a things. 500 plates with various arts on the plates. I have newer seen such things, Our imagination flows in a various ways and you have created this artworks in a plates. Nice to have such kind of things.
ReplyDeleteAGI, Julie Green's work is unique and stunning to experience in real life. Thank you for visiting!
Deletewhat an incredible project and i agree its something that should be donated .. i wonder if the smithsonian accepts donated collections ...
ReplyDeleteThe Smithsonian would be a likely candidate, but I don't know if they accept a collection that is growing, or if they have the space for this. It's an idea worth exploring.
DeleteOK, that is a creative theme for her artwork.
ReplyDeleteRebecca, it is thought-provoking and sad. The video helps to explain how this art work came to be.
DeleteI had to post the vimeo link on Facebook - i was extremely impressed with this as an artistic piece, even though there is a huge weight of sadness attached to it. I'm sure everyone, like me, was made to think what their last supper would be.
ReplyDeleteArt should provoke thought and debate and this epitomised that.
Thank you, as ever, Kerry, for enlightening my mind that little bit more
Saul
I have wondered what my last supper would be...and I don't know. Truth is, any supper might be my last. I don't know if my time is counted in hours, days, weeks, years.
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