Pink Gun

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Does this gun intimidate you? Maya Schindler portrays a lethal weapon in a dramatic new light by painting it pink—a color perceived as innocent. Schindler’s pink gun speaks to a dangerous shift in the perception of guns in American society, where actual pink guns are sold and marketed directly to women. What does it mean when a tool of violence is remade as a fashionable accessory "for her?" When guns are the #2 cause of deaths among children in the United States, what does it mean to depict or even manufacture a gun in the color of a little girl’s toy? By confronting us with just such a weapon, the artist invites viewers to consider our own perception of guns.

From the 2019 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 96, The Politics of Pink, curated by Charlotte Grussing '19, Conroy Intern

Exhibition History

A Space for Dialogue 96, The Politics of Pink, Charlotte Grussing,Class of 2019, Conroy Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 28-November 3, 2019.

Publication History

Charlotte Grussing,Class of 2019, Conroy Intern, A Space for Dialogue 96, The Politics of Pink, Hanover, New Hampshire, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2019.

Provenance

Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, New York, date unknown; Anonymous gift; given to present collection, 2018.

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