Greg Allen’s Kickstarter Commissions a Trump-Era ‘Guernica’ from Chinese Artisans
Artist, writer, and filmmaker Greg Allen launched a Kickstarter campaign to commission a large painting from Chinese artisans, reproducing in the style of George W. Bush one of the most commented photographs of recent months: Angela Merkel giving an eloquent look to Ivanka Trump at the White House. The project, titled 'Our Guernica After Our Picasso,' draws a controversial parallel between Picasso’s anti-war masterpiece and a moment of embarrassment within the Trump administration. Allen raised $1,140, successfully funding the painting, which was shipped. The initiative has sparked debate over its juxtaposition of vastly different events—a Nazi bombing and a diplomatic faux pas—and the absence of Bush’s direct involvement.
Key facts
- Greg Allen launched a Kickstarter campaign for a painting inspired by a photo of Angela Merkel and Ivanka Trump.
- The painting was commissioned from Chinese artisans to be executed in George W. Bush's painting style.
- The campaign raised $1,140.
- The project is titled 'Our Guernica After Our Picasso.'
- The photo shows Angela Merkel giving a look to Ivanka Trump at the White House.
- George W. Bush is a former U.S. President who has pursued figurative painting.
- Picasso's Guernica was created for the 1937 Paris Exposition to protest the bombing of Guernica.
- The painting was shipped after successful funding.
Entities
Artists
- Pablo Picasso
- Greg Allen
- George W. Bush
Institutions
- Kickstarter
- Artribune
Locations
- Guernica
- Spain
- Paris
- France
- United States
- White House
- Washington, D.C.