Abolish Ice
Abolish Ice
Artist
Patrick Martinez
(born 1980)
Date2018/2021
MediumNeon on acrylic, transformer, and wire
Dimensionsneon: 20 1/4 in. × 25 in. × 3 in. (51.4 × 63.5 × 7.6 cm)
neon with transformers: 22 1/4 in. × 25 in. × 3 3/4 in. (56.5 × 63.5 × 9.5 cm)
neon with transformers: 22 1/4 in. × 25 in. × 3 3/4 in. (56.5 × 63.5 × 9.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2021.58
Accession number
2021.58
On View
On viewLabel TextAbolish Ice refers to the signs held up in demonstrations against mass detention centers operated by ICE, the acronym for US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. These detention centers cage people and separate families. They have no enforceable standards for living conditions, including medical treatment, religious services, and legal aid.
Hay que abolir ICE se refiere a las pancartas desplegadas en las manifestaciones contra los centros de detención masiva operados por ICE, las siglas del Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, ICE). Estos centros de detención enjaulan a las personas y separan a las familias. No cuentan con normas aplicables en lo que respecta a las condiciones de vida, incluyendo tratamiento médico, servicios religiosos y asistencia legal.
Inscribedverso, u.l., scratched into black acrylic framework: 2/3
verso, u.r., scratched into black acrylic framework: M22
