I remember walking into the expansive room in the Arkansas Art Center and just staring at Duck, Duck, Noose. It seemed almost out of place, sectioned off from the rest of the pieces that hung on the walls. I circled around the piece, saw it from every angle, and every angle led me to a new tinge of emotion. Constantly changing emotions, mostly awe, anger, and sadness.O.@uusIy-Iit._A(taposition against the brightly lit pieces of history, cultural s mbolism, and humor mencans xhibition was filled to the brim with through provoking pieces, but only this one has stayed with me. The white hoods on the stools are a direct connection to the same white __bggdyihat the Klu Klux Klan wore. The noose is made. for the black man/woman they are hunting, or playing with. Which seems odd when one sees the stools in a circle around the noose, until you lead the title of the work. …show more content…
Another realization was that these Klansmen were almost playing with the people they hated. They chased and caught them much like children playing tag, hide and go seek, or duck, duck, goose. Only instead of being it, the loser loses their life. The use of ordinary objects, minus the white hoods adds the element of normalcy. When combined with a basic knowledge of KKK history, it adds the somber realization of how normal this was in certain areas of our country. Especially in Little Rock, Arkansas were this was displayed, not too far from KKK headquarters in Harrison Arkansas. The ominous light associated with the piece adds the allure of somberness; this combined with the visual cues creates an automatic response. Mostly of sadness, but for few there is also a layer of