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Robert Irwin, Beacon Project
Irwin's installation-like interventions transformed a former Nabisco factory into a contemporary art space.
Mickalene Thomas, Guernica (Resist #3)
Thomas's assemblage of photographs, paint, and glittering sequins lends sacredness to the struggles of the civil rights movements.
Motoi Yamamoto, Floating Garden
Seen from above, the enormous spiral recalls many natural forms. Seen up close, the material used to make the pattern becomes visible: salt.
Jeffrey Gibson, I’m Not Perfect
This is one of a series of about fifty altered punching-bags produced by Jeffrey Gibson.
Rina Banerjee, commerce out of the Earth
Using found objects, Rina Banerjee illuminates the obscured histories of Black and South Asian populations in New Orleans.
Marilyn Spoon, Bandolier Bag
This bandolier bag is the first of its kind from the Sac and Fox tribe in more than 20 years
Richard Zane Smith, Wyandotte Feast Pot
Smith uses historic Wyandotte forms to create this contemporary pot, bringing his Indigenous traditions into the present and future
Shan Goshorn, Sealed Fate: Treaty of New Echota Protest Basket
Goshorn weaves stories about forced removal from homelands and protest in this basket made of printed archival documents
Ellen Gallagher: Cutting
Gallagher's work often appears abstract and minimal, but upon closer inspection details reveal complex narratives that borrow from maritime history, science fiction, popular culture, and the experiences of African Americans.
Assemblage
Assemblage, a practice of art production that combines disparate everyday objects and materials to create new meanings and forms, rose to popularity among American artists following World War II.
Lorna Simpson – ‘Everything I Do Comes from the Same Desire’
Old sports photographs and hair commercials provide inspiration for American artist Lorna Simpson.
Artist interview with Lee Bul about Willing To Be Vulnerable
Artist Lee Bul reveals her thinking and inspiration behind her site-specific installation at the Turbine Hall of the Industrial Precinct on Cockatoo Island, titled 'Willing To Be Vulnerable' (2015–16) for the Embassy of the Real.
