This Cuban artist united European Surrealism with Afro-Caribbean culture.
Dr. Doris Maria-Reina Bravo
Using the language of advertising, Jaar conveys a political message about who “Americans” really are.
Alfredo Jaar, A Logo for America
This fissure is a reflection on the immigrant experience in Europe—and can never be completely removed.
Doris Salcedo, Shibboleth
Using the language of advertising, Jaar conveys a political message about who “Americans” really are.
Alfredo Jaar, A Logo for America
26 years in the making, this intervention in Central Park was controversial—even though it only lasted two weeks.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, The Gates
This Cuban artist united European Surrealism with Afro-Caribbean culture.
Wifredo Lam, The Jungle
Rivera includes 400 years of history here, and guarantees that the stories normally edited out are included.
Diego Rivera, Dream of a Sunday Afternoon ...
Why was the original version of this mural at New York’s Rockefeller Center destroyed within months of its creation?
Diego Rivera, Man at the Crossroads
Epic murals in highly visible, public buildings were commissioned by the Mexican government to teach history.
Mexican Muralism: Los Tres Grandes—David Alfaro Siqueiros, ...
In her double self-portrait, Kahlo wears both European garb and the Indigenous clothing she grew to prefer.
Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas (Las dos ...
Although Salcedo’s exhibit at Tate Modern ended in 2008, the scar remains—a reminder that the past can’t be erased.
Doris Salcedo, Shibboleth
Walker’s installation builds a world that unleashes horrors even as it seduces viewers.
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