John Christian Anderson

John Christian Anderson

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A Piece Of Urban Pie
1981
asphalt, unfired clay , wood, slate, steel
16" x 16" x 4"

While walking in my neighborhood in Downtown Boston, I stumbled across some asphalt in the shape of a piece of pie. The title popped into my head and I returned to my studio and made this sculpture. At the time gentrification was creeping into the city and I was witnessing those on fixed incomes being thrown out to make way for those who could afford the new condos and apartments popping up everywhere. In retrospect it was the beginning of our homeless epidemic. The piece reflects back to the statement "Let Them Eat Cake" which was supposedly a phrase used by the rich in France expressing their insensitivity to the poor.

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