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Marcos Ramírez ERRE
Marcos Ramírez ERRE (Mexican, b. 1961)
Toy An-Horse, 2016
Wood, steel, and red lava rocks
Westmont Acquisition
Using the familiar symbol of the Trojan Horse, Marcos Ramirez ERRE poses questions about borders, immigration, and coexistence. Comprised of a large two-headed horse straddling a line of lava rocks, Toy An-Horse is a small-scale version of the wooden horse that ERRE installed at the U.S.-Mexico border (at San Ysidro and Tijuana) in 1997. In his smaller version, the lava rocks represent the border, which has found its way into numerous contentious disputes throughout our nation’s history.
The title, Toy An-Horse, is a play on words; ERRE created the horse to look like an enlarged toy as if the artist is playing a children’s game. The horse reminds us of the long-held issues and problems concerning the coexistence of our two countries.