[333] I Can’t Breathe

Completion Date: 03 June 2020
Medium: Paint & ink on acid-free mount-board
Dimensions: 30 x 40 inches

All components are painted on acid-free mount-board, and then glued onto acid-free mount-board. Two coats of matte acrylic varnish are then applied.

News Headlines 21-31 May 2020

21 May 2020
S&P500: 2,948
Bitcoin: 9,121
CO2 (PPM): 417.06
JPY/USD: 107.6
USD/EUR: 1.09
USD/GBP: 1.22
Trump Approval: 43.0

31 May 2020
S&P500: 3,053
Bitcoin: 9,602
CO2 (PPM): 416.9
JPY/USD: 107.5
USD/EUR: 1.11
USD/GBP: 1.24
Trump Approval: 43.1

21 May
* Trump confirms US withdrawing from another major arms treaty
* China tightens control of HK

22 May
* Trump wants all places of worship open immediately

23 May
* WHO dismisses US approach, reflecting global shift in power

24 May
* US suspends travel from Brazil for foreigners

25 May
* WHO warns there could be a second peak, not a second wave
* Americans flock to beaches on Memorial Day weekend
* Unarmed black man George Floyd killed in police custody

26 May
* Some states show uptick in cases, as national picture improves
* Tensions between the US and China spilling over into the airline industry
* Trump “a fool” for mocking face masks – Biden
* Twitter labels Trump tweet misleading

27 May
* HK ‘no longer autonomous from China’ – Pompeo
* Trump threatens to shut down Twitter
* 100,000 Americans dead

28 May
* Anger grows over the death of George Floyd
* Protests rip through Minneapolis

29 May
* Trump tweets “When the looting starts, the shooting starts”
* Twitter hides Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
* Floyd death officer charged with murder
* Trump terminates US relationship with WHO

30 May
* Cities brace for more unrest as trump urges them to “get tougher”

31 May
* Peaceful protests & fiery clashes between police and civilians
* Curfews in at least 40 US cities