McGov (series 1 of 3)
Dublin Core
Title
McGov (series 1 of 3)
Description
From the artist: “Born and raised in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood, I know how important basketball is to our community. I grew up playing Project Respect and Blacktop, attending In the Paint games at the Boys & Girls Club, and catching the city bus to Vincent High School to watch Jose Winston and his teammates complete the three-peat in the late 1990’s. I know what it means to play in high school, and I really know how important that concrete is.”
Artist Tay Butler created the “McGov” series as an outdoor, public collection of three collages. The works together bring recollections of an individual into a shared space. Every figure in all three scenes are wearing face masks, noting how a shared space can be made safe for all to enjoy. Butler appears to use basketball as a conduit for health and safety. Basketball is clearly significant to the community as a source of commonality, unity, and bonding. As basketball is there for them, so they must be there for each other. The works display that ‘basketball-community-masks’ connection, which is critical for the protection and advancement of the whole.
Artist Tay Butler created the “McGov” series as an outdoor, public collection of three collages. The works together bring recollections of an individual into a shared space. Every figure in all three scenes are wearing face masks, noting how a shared space can be made safe for all to enjoy. Butler appears to use basketball as a conduit for health and safety. Basketball is clearly significant to the community as a source of commonality, unity, and bonding. As basketball is there for them, so they must be there for each other. The works display that ‘basketball-community-masks’ connection, which is critical for the protection and advancement of the whole.
Creator
Tay Butler
Publisher
Creative Health Collective
Date
2020
Contributor
Zac Dickhut
Files
Collection
Reference
McGov (series 1 of 3), Tay Butler, Creative Health Collective, 2020