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James Leonard - Close up of a metal button that says J: for President 2016, and one of the multiples used in the installation, Hopeful, about the artist's fake bid for presidency

Hopeful Button

$17.50

2002
Metal campaign button
2.25” diameter
Edition of 200

This series of multiples was originally produced for the 2002 installation, Hopeful, which portrayed a fictitious, failed run for the U.S. presidency by artist James Leonard. A limited number of these buttons have now been made available for individual purchase.

James Leonard - Detail of open boxes from installation of Hopeful, which include print graphics that read J: for President
James Leonard - Detail of an open Hopeful box containing metal 2016 presidential campaign buttons
James Leonard - Hopeful installation set on a dirt floor, with cardboard boxes surrounded by confetti

Hopeful

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2002
Serigraph on cardboard, campaign buttons, mylar confetti
Installation dimensions variable

Manufactured artifacts imply the artist ran an unsuccessful campaign for president in the year 2016.