AK47 Cross

The Construction of a Political Cross to Bear

By Fred George

Fred George’s 5-meter crucifix sculpture is made from 42 Kalashnikov rifles, the most common of all automatic weapons.  It is an outcry against the perversion of the original meaning of the Christian Cross as a symbol of peace and salvation.

Fred George’s works, at the same time conceptually sophisticated and targeting popular attention, apply proven artistic weapons such as shock and agitprop to shake up the viewer. 

His photos and sculptures are a call upon the public in a new attempt of artistic responsibility, coming from a country that in recent years often sorely missed such commitment. His works line up in the long and honorable tradition of the artist’s role as a leader in esthetic-ethical matters: “The artist in the public interest”.

Dr. Elmar Zorn

Curator and Art Consultant - Munich, Germany