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Election 2016 by @xcopy.eth 

In the lead up & aftermath to the 2016 US election, Xcopy released a series of politically charged works.

Posted to Tumblr with the words “Hello Fascism,” this ominous skeletal figure reflected widespread fears. 🧵 👇

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Doomsday? - May 2016

A work that overlays atomic imagery on Trump’s visage, asking an ominous single-word question.

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C*nt (Vote Death) - July 2016

A candidate stands before a podium. Pools of blood hint at the chilling impact of their promises.

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Democracy - September 2016

A police officer clad in riot gear conveys the power of the state, while ever-present eyes reinforce the threat of totalitarianism.

Vote Death I - November 2016

The same month as the election, Xcopy released this limited-edition spray paint stencil print along with a matching gif.

Description: "In honour of the most f*cked up American election to date"

Heil President! - January 2017

A response to the newly elected president, this work references the authoritarianism associated with the 3rd Reich. It was posted to Tumblr with the sentence:

"You beat the Naz*s once America, you can do it again."

PRE$IDENT - January 2017

Tethering political office to corporate greed, this piece graphically depicts the decadence of capitalist democracy with a pulsing background of cash & gold.

RESIST - February 2017

Emerging in the wake of the 2016 election, this simple text-based work serves as an enduring call to action.