Yasser Piña Peña
Aluminio pulido

Aluminio pulido

© 2006 Yasser Piña Peña

Aluminio pulido
Aluminio pulido
CultureCuban
Titles
  • Aluminio pulido
  • from the series Prácticas formales
  • Polished Aluminum
  • from the series Formal Practices
Date2006
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (29.8 × 40 cm)
Frame (outer): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection, Gift of Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker
Object number2024.267
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 314
On view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Polished Aluminum monumentalizes a lineup of gleaming medals emblazoned with a star and the national motto “Patria o Muerte” (Fatherland or Death), first proclaimed by Castro in a speech at the same event where Korda photographed Che Guevara. On closer examination, the medals are seen to be nearly worthless one-cent coins. (Admittedly, U.S. currency sporting “In God We Trust” may be no less incon- gruous a juxtaposition between the material and spiritual realms.)

 

Aluminio pulido monumentaliza una fila de medallas relucientes adornadas con una estrella y el lema nacional “Patria o muerte”, estrenado por Castro en el mismo evento en el que Korda fotografió a Che Guevara. Al examinarlas más detalladamente, las medallas resultan ser monedas de un centavo, casi sin valor. Cabe admitir que la moneda estadounidense con el lema “In God We Trust” (en Dios confiamos), podría ser una yuxtaposición entre los reinos mate- rial y espiritual no menos incongruente.


ProvenanceMadeleine and Harvey Plonsker, Glencoe, Illinois; given to MFAH, 2024.

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