Joey Sweener

Sex Offenders at the MoMA
Silkscreen print
22x30in
2020
Part of the "Support the Arts" series, this poster depicts an airplane in a nose-dive, with the following text overlaid on the image:
"Support the arts on the LOLITA EXPRESS! Favored by Jeffrey Epstein and MoMA board members alike...you'll *kill* for these deals! Sex trafficking funded in part by the Museum of Modern Art."
    (The Lolita Express was the plane sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reportedly used to traffic young girls to his private island. Two members of MoMA's board—Leon Black and Glenn Dubin—have taken money from and are directly connected to the Jeffrey Epstein estate and his trafficking activity.)
    The "Support the Arts" series aims to depict the insidious ways wealth and power influences the American art world. The series also aims to show how the art world is an effective tool for powerful figures to launder their reputation through to appear more charitable, personable, or otherwise the same as you and I.

Mass Incarceration at the MoMA
Silkscreen print
22x30in
2020
Part of the "Support the Arts" series, this poster depicts grimy handcuffs, with the following text overlaid on the image:
"Support the arts with FIDELITY PENSION. The largest contribution to funding private prisons in all the art world! Brought to you by the Museum of Modern Art."
    (Fidelity Pension is the MoMA's largest private fund, which owns majority stock in the private prison companies CoreCivic and GEO Group. These companies are responsible, in part, for the 667% increase in the private prisoner population since 1978.)

Tear Gas at the Whitney
Silkscreen print
22x30in.
2020
Part of the "Support the Arts" series, this poster depicts a tear-gas canister, with text written on it's front face. The text reads:
"Support the arts with MILITARY GRADE MAXIMUM CHOKE TEAR GAS. Whitney Laboratories, New York, NY 10014. Sponsored by The Whitney Museum."
There is also a black bar, resembling an embossed label, with the text "Palestinians love it! Standing Rock, too!" near the bottom of the poster.
    (Former Whitney Board Director Warren B. Kanders was forced to resign in late July, 2019, following the uncovering via Hyperallergic of Kanders' ownership of weapons manufacturer Safariland. Safariland primarily produces and sells tear gas, used most notably against Standng Rock protesters, against Palestinian protesters in Gaza, and against Latinx migrants at the United States southern border by the Trump administration.)

Opioid Crisis at Freer/Sackler
Silkscreen print
22x30in.
2020
Part of the "Support the Arts" series, this poster depicts a bottle of the highly addictive and destructive drug, OxyContin, developed and distributed by Purdue Pharma of Stamford, Connecticut. The poster's text reads:
"Support the arts with highly addictive, art-funded OXYCONTIN (wealthycodone splendidae). 40mg. Distributed by Purdue Pharma L.P., Authentic Product of The Smithsonian. Infinite Deaths, Rx Only. Opioid addiction brought to you by Freer Sackler, the Smithsonian's Museums of Asian Art"
There is also a black bar, resembling an embossed label, with the text "Smithsonian Approved! 100% Effective!" near the bottom of the poster.
    (The Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Asian Art was named after the owner of Purdue Pharmaceutical, who contributed frequently to the Smithsonian galleries. Purdue is the developer and distributor of the highly-addictive OxyContin, and made upwards of $35 billion of profit between 2001–2017 from the opiate. After widespread and vocal protests, the Sackler name was removed from the Smithsonian's Museum of Asian Art in December 2019.)

Welcome to The Funeral of Planet Earth
digital postcard
5.5x8.5in.
 2020
A vintage postcard with the type "Welcome to THE FUNERAL of Planet Earth" written on the front in a combination of script lettering and blocky, bold lettering. The background image depicts discarded cigarette butts and general grime, and within the blocky "THE FUNERAL" lettering is an image of a flooded swamp.

Can't Swim Gig Poster 1
digital illustration
13x19in.
2019
Can't Swim is an American rock band from Keansburg, New Jersey. This is 1 of a series of three posters for their "BAD XMAS" tour from December 2019.
    This poster is for their "House of Independents" performance, and depicts an illustration of an upside-down face with six empty, soulless eyes. There is a marbled pattern rendered above the illustration, with the following text on the poster:
"CAN'T SWIM. House of Independents. Sunday, December 22nd. Featuring KAONASHI, Vanish, and A Boy Named John." The Can't Swim logo is depicted in red on the right of the poster. My personal logo—a spade with "S W N R" written beside it—is at the bottom-right of the poster.

Can't Swim Poster 2
digital illustration
13x19in.
2020
Can't Swim is an American rock band from Keansburg, New Jersey. This is 1 of a series of three posters for their "BAD XMAS" tour from December 2019.
    This poster is for their "Sinclair Cambridge" performance, and depicts an illustration of a moon with a woman's mask and a snake in front of it. There is a marbled pattern rendered above the illustration, with the following text on the poster:
"CAN'T SWIM. Sinclair Cambridge. Tuesday, December 17th. Featuring  ACTOR / OBSERVER and I Wish I Could Skateboard." The Can't Swim logo is depicted in blue on the right of the poster. My personal logo—a spade with "S W N R" written beside it—is at the bottom-right of the poster.

Can't Swim Poster 3
digital illustration
13x19in.
2020
 Can't Swim is an American rock band from Keansburg, New Jersey. This is 1 of a series of three posters for their "BAD XMAS" tour from December 2019.
    This poster is for their "Soundbar. Orlando" performance, and depicts an illustration of a man's severed head and hand floating in an energy field. There is a marbled pattern rendered above the illustration, with the following text on the poster:
"CAN'T SWIM. Soundbar. Orlando. Saturday, December 28th. Featuring CAPSTAN." The Can't Swim logo is depicted in green on the right of the poster. My personal logo—a spade with "S W N R" written beside it—is at the bottom-right of the poster.

Artist for Economic Freedom
digital poster
2019
A digital poser featuring a hand grasping at a bouquet of flowers.

Every Time I Die
silkscreen print
2019
A poster with a marble statue in front of a mystic landscape.

Age of Sin
Silkscreen print
2020
A T-Shirt mock up of a silkscreen print.