In an unassuming back room in the Catherine Clark Gallery in San Francisco, among stored canvases, sits a 2,000-pound replica of the White House. Step closer, and you’ll notice the unmistakable cylindrical form of a bullet, and then of many, many bullets.
The rust-colored replica, over six feet wide, was made in 2018 from repurposed bullets, gun parts, shell casings, and glass by sculptor Al Farrow.
Farrow said the idea first occurred to him during George W. Bush's presidency, but when Barack Obama was elected in 2008, he stopped planning the work, citing a feeling of hope. Nearly a decade later, when Trump was elected in 2016, he picked it back up.
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Al Farrow’s “White House” (2018) at Catherine Clark Gallery in San Francisco (all photos Isa Farfan/Hyperallergic)
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