TD 39: ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

Inspired by: Not Afraid of Love by Maurizio Cattelan (2004)

"...The artist has subverted the generally acknowledged authority of the elephant as rule of its environment, as here it literally tries to hide itself from view.  Not Afraid of Love plays with the popular expression of an elephant being in the room, in other words, a situation gone awry and yet on everyone’s mind, but nobody dares to speak about it.  The situation though is impossible to ignore, very much like an elephant in the room.  Furthermore, a white elephant implies that something is more trouble than it is worth.  His use of a white sheet also brings to mind the Klu Klux Klan, who very well may be considered one of the nation’s first terrorist groups..."By Carter B. Horsley (USA)