TENT REVIVAL
2021
48” x 32” x 17” (base)
Mixed Media

One day while talking to an antique dealer out of Atlanta, Georgia, I noticed a tiny old photograph of what I thought was a Revival Tent with a ‘Knights of the Ku Klux Klan’ sign in front of it. I have gone to plenty of church revivals in my youth so it really caught my eye. After looking closer though, It was then when I noticed the ‘Religious Services - Sunday Evening - All Welcome’ sign sitting right next to it. The Klan and the local Church were sharing the same exact tent.

From what I see today there are some good churches out there, but with many, not a whole lot has changed. White Supremacy is alive and well in the church. It’s ferociously claimed the white pages of the Bible as its own while brutally moving the black letters around at will. The last time I checked, the robe Jesus wore didn’t come with a hood.   

The Revival Tent is made out of an original Grand Wizard Roy Frankhouser Jr. Cyclops Klan Robe out of Pennsylvania. The remaining materials are fabric, wood, string, light. Original photo included.

Wood, glue, fabric, steel, glass