Hashtag [00100011]

HASHTAG [00100011] is a mixed-media conceptual artist and fine art photographer based in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Working across mediums and anonymously, HASHTAG confronts contemporary political and social issues, oftentimes catching the viewer in the penetrating glare of commentary. The irony of book banning in our democracy is that it is the true subversion of the Constitution, and the First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Not fake news: the banning of books is alive and well in America, and communities are up in arms on both sides of this culture war. With this mixed media installation, HASHTAG celebrates the persecuted and hoists the knocked-about works of literature onto a pedestal, keeping them in view forevermore.

BANNED: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Video panel with eight mixed media photographs on handmade Japanese Washi paper

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CLOCKWISE LEFT TO RIGHT
Gender Queer, Banned Book #10, 2023
1984, Banned Book #4, 2023
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, Banned Book #9, 2023
The Catcher In The Rye, Banned Book #1, 2023
26 x 19.75 x 1.5 inches

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CLOCKWISE LEFT TO RIGHT
Beloved, Banned Book #7, 2023
To Kill A Mockingbird, Banned Book #5, 2023
The Great Gatsby, Banned Book #2, 2023
The Handmaid’s Tale, Banned Book #3, 2023
26 x 19.75 x 1.5 inches

Courtesy of the ARTIST