paint display university alaska anchorage art gallery depict sever head president donald trump spark debate free speech right whether image appropriate display public institution.the artwork create assistant professor paint thomas chung part faculty art exhibition uaa fine arts building.in describe paint chung say image actor play captain america two eagle sort scream ears hold sever head trump young hillary clinton cling leg remind 80 rock posters woman tattered clothe cling strong male hero leg chung say motivation paint dismay result presidential election trump elect spend days weep really surprise political person chung say social artist deal mostly ideals culture global culture election bleed paint prompt debate social media complaints university.paul berger former adjunct professor uaa go see paint family member saw display berger post picture paint facebook page paint kind find disturb berger say image graphic point view father try explain children artist try say difficult berger say support free speech question whether appropriate display publicly-funded institution roles reverse obama head hang think outrage would fantastic berger say free speech advocate everyone right express opinion way want express parent citizen discussion university set appropriate chung say reservations put paint display uaa political message really tear put piece faculty show would never talk political beliefs students chung say would never push upon make feel uncomfortable wonder put paint way realize feel strongly think even students might pro-trump supporters could benefit conversation feel way paint berger describe political conservative question whether paint depict decapitation president help civil discourse politics prior election important oppose side accept move forward respect president respect rule law berger say raise kid school try teach inculcate civics paint like really think send strong powerful wrong message children students steven godfrey chairman fine arts department uaa say guess people upset work show take class university make art consider controversial matter political religious bend would best protect protect right make kind work institution whether would student faculty exhibition include paint schedule remain display april 20 kimora gallery ktuutom chung bear new jersey grow hong kong new york city receive bachelor fine arts degree san francisco art institute 2010 master fine arts degree yale university 2013. participate numerous group solo show throughout unite state multidisciplinary work write art america new yorker modern painters magazine college professor sever trump head paint display art gallery large public university alaska trump elect spend days weep