THE APOTHEOSIS OF WHITENESS

     This theme of some white person becoming a god is repeated throughout the history of art in Western civilization. “The Apotheosis of Homer,” “The Apotheosis of Saint Ignatius” and “The Apotheosis of Hercules” are just a few. The concept of deification was a great tool for myth building that exalted cultures and religions. But in all these representations of man becoming God-like, there is one common thread: They are all white. […]