Fernando Sánchez Castillo (1970)

Proposal

Fernando Sánchez Castillo (1970)

Proposal

2020 | plaster, polyurethane | 115 × 108 × 85 cm

It’s so easy to take things at face value. But what if that ‘face’ turns out to be different than originally intended?

With this work, Fernando Sánchez Castillo proposes an alternative model for the Statue of Liberty, one which is more in sync with the times. Sánchez Castillo explains: “In the initial sketches, the Statue of Liberty was a black woman.”


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