Hold the Ice
Hold the Ice
Artist
Patrick Martinez
(born 1980)
Date2020/2021
MediumNeon on acrylic, transformer, and wire
Dimensions37 3/4 in. × 22 in. × 3 in. (95.9 × 55.9 × 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2021.66
Accession number
2021.66
On View
On viewLabel TextThis work incorporates slogans from two different protests. “Agua is life” is the Spanish translation of “water is life,” a phrase used by water protectors in Standing Rock. “No ice” refers to ICE, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and their deportation of border crossers seeking asylum. Using both phrases, Martinez links US Indigenous-led protests to Latinx movements.
Esta obra incorpora consignas de dos manifestaciones diferentes. “El agua es vida” es la traducción al español de “water is life”, una frase que usaron los manifestantes por el agua en Standing Rock. “No ice” se refiere a las siglas del Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, ICE) y a la deportación de quienes cruzan las fronteras buscando asilo. Al usar ambas frases, Martinez vincula las manifestaciones lideradas por personas indígenas en los Estados Unidos con los movimientos latines.
Inscribedverso, u.l., scratched into black acrylic framework: 1/3
verso, u.r., scratched into black acrylic framework: M20
