© Marcos Ramírez Erre
On view
Latin American Art
Toy An-Horse,
1997
Marcos Ramírez ERRE, born 1961, Tijuana, Mexico; active San Diego, CA and Tijuana, Mexico
2001-93
This is a scale model of a monumental sculpture that the artist created for an exhibition at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, where it straddled the border dividing the United States and Mexico. The sculpture recalls the mythical Trojan horse, constructed by the Greeks as a ruse to infiltrate enemy territory by concealing their warriors in its hollow body. ERRE’s work differs in important ways. The animal’s body is perforated, and therefore its interior is visible. And it has two heads, which face in opposite directions across a political boundary. Toy An-Horse underscores the interdependence of the two nations it bridges and, through its transparency, denies the possibility of international deception.
Information
Title
Toy An-Horse
Dates
1997
Maker
Medium
Wood and metal
Dimensions
84 × 68.8 × 31.9 cm (33 1/16 × 27 1/16 × 12 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958
Object Number
2001-93
Culture
Type
Subject
Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (by 2000; sold to Meginnity); David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958, Santa Monica, CA and New Smyrna Beach, FL (until 2001; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum).
