(Washington D.C.) Unix Gallery announces a group exhibition to celebrate America at its 250th founding anniversary, The Great American Round Trip, at The Watergate Hotel.

Curated by Daniela Mercuri, the exhibition features the works of five contemporary American or international artists, including Regine Mahaux, Norbert Brunner, Eduardo Rezende, Johan Galue, and John Grande, forging a diverse and cosmopolitan symposium on the American history and identity.

The “road trip” serves as both a literal and symbolic framework: a journey across landscapes, ideals, contradictions, and aspirations that define America. Through this lens, the exhibition explores themes of freedom, reinvention, ambition, and cultural influence.

This exhibition positions America not just as a nation, but as a global idea—one that has been exported, reinterpreted, and reimagined across continents. By presenting works from non-American artists, The Great American Road Trip challenges conventional narratives and invites viewers to see the United States through a multifaceted, international lens.

• Régine Mahaux (Belgium) captures the human dimension of American identity through intimate portraiture, revealing both power and vulnerability.

• Norbert Brunner (Austria) deconstructs iconic symbols — particularly the American flag — transforming them into layered, optical experiences that question perception and meaning.

• Eduardo Rezende (Brazil) reinterprets national imagery with bold abstraction, exploring emotional and cultural resonance beyond borders.

• Johan Galue (Venezuela) examines the aesthetics of consumerism and national identity, bridging pop culture with political undertones.

• John Grande (USA), as an Italian American, reflects upon modern and contemporary culture with his constructed paintings, sculptures and murals, which engage with American Dreams, fantasies, and obsessions.

The Great American Road Trip serves as a locus for contemporary international dialogue engaged through neither only praise nor purely criticism but through an informed, critical lens that aims to excavate the true meanings of the American symbolism and the nation itself, including the politics and the governance system, the people, and their culture and ideology.