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Gotta Catch ‘Em All

2016

Michael Menchaca

(American, b. 1985)
printer

Julia Samuels

(American)
publisher

Overpass Projects

(American, 2015-)
Culture
Medium
color screenprint
Measurements
Image: 60.5 x 44.1 cm (23 13/16 x 17 3/8 in.); Sheet: 70 x 51.9 cm (27 9/16 x 20 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Donald and Toni Scherzer in honor of Jack and Linda Lissauer 2021.185
State
only state
Edition
edition of 25
Impression
13
Copyright
© Michael Menchaca
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Michael Menchaca is influenced by the aesthetic of video games; for example, the red, white, and blue round form at upper right is adopted from the Japanese gaming franchise Pokémon.

Description

Texas-based artist Michael Menchaca uses the stacked forms and flattened compositions of Mayan codices—the earliest books in Latin American culture—to comment on current social issues. This print’s title references the popular video game Pokémon but connects its emphasis on capturing with violence on the border and against Black Americans by featuring a group of uniformed men with guns drawn surrounding Mesoamerican bird-headed figures.

Gotta Catch ‘Em All

2016

Michael Menchaca, Julia Samuels, Overpass Projects

(American, b. 1985), (American), (American, 2015-)

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