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The Slaughter

The American political system is quick to attach the term "cycle of violence" to a variety of hostile
environments throughout the world. This phenomenon is always running its course somewhere else. What
American officials and mainstream media tend to conceal and/or ignore is how entrenched American
policy is in these very situations. In this piece, the game of chess, normally thought of as an intellectual
endeavor, has been reduced to a crude game of only the most powerful piece on the board. The game,
after a great deal of confusion, will end in a stalemate with only two queens left standing. Despite
a great deal of aggression, no clear victory can be declared.

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The Slaughter
Wood, acrylic paint
approximately 49 x 30 x 62”
2002