God Bless America

 God Bless America tackles the hypocritical camp display of American patriotism and Christianity. Many people see American and Christian iconography as “untouchable” and I find it important to defy that. A notable amount of Americans already fetishize these symbols, so I asked, “Why not take it even further?” God Bless America uses queer art and drag to push political, religious, and sexual boundaries to force viewers to deal with Christian American culture. 

 

 The work in this exhibition comes from my experience with Christianity in America. Long story short, I have gone from growing up in an agnostic home environment to joining the leadership team in an evangelical Christian group in college to now an outspoken agnostic queer non-binary artist. I have had many points in my life where I questioned my beliefs from all sides. I hope this exhibition prompts the audience to question their own and others’ beliefs. 

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God Bless America was exhibited at Box 13 artspace from October to December 2022. An artist talk and performance were held during the opening.