Ajay Kurian's 'American Artist' Exhibition at Sies & Höke Critiques Post-Trump America

Ajay Kurian's exhibition titled 'American Artist' was showcased at Sies & Höke in Düsseldorf from 17 November 2017 to 13 January 2018. This collection presented immersive installations that delve into the cognitive dissonance surrounding American right-wing politics following Trump's 2016 election victory. Kurian, an American artist of Indian descent, previously authored 'The Ballet of White Victimhood,' discussing Jordan Wolfson's 2016 piece 'Colored.' The exhibition features works such as 'Locavores Eat Globally' (2017) and 'Master Slave Complex [Proleptically Speaking], II' (2017), which critique anti-immigrant attitudes. Additionally, 'Satters and Pullman' draws inspiration from alt-right memes. The exhibition has been characterized as a 'Murder Ballad for America in Sculptural Form,' aiming to provoke discomfort while critiquing the overt rhetoric of political art, despite its impressive presentation.