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Glenn Ligon, Untitled (America)
Brilliant red neon illuminates the word "AMERICA," but why are the letters upside down?
Pocho Research Society (Sandra de la Loza), Echoes en el Echo: A Series of Interventions about Memory, Place, and Gentrification
In Echoes en el Echo, De La Loza excavates forgotten fragments of L.A.’s past.
Adel Abidin, Memorial
In 3-minute video work, contemporary Iraqi artist Adel Abidin uses computer generated imagery to narrate a poignant story of a stranded cow, that captures a day during the first Gulf War in 1991.
Daniel Libeskind, Imperial War Museum North, Manchester, UK
The museum's architectural design brings the personal tragic stories of the wars of the 20th century to visitors
Kerry James Marshall, Our Town
The American Dream is not what it seems in this artwork that combines painting and collage
Contemporary politics and classical architecture
This federal building inspires discussion over neoclassical architecture's ties to the ideals of democracy and contemporary American politics
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Equal Justice Initiative)
The first monument to commemorate the over 4,000 African Americans who were lynched in the early 20th century.
Yatika Starr Fields and mural painting
Yatika Starr Fields grew up in Tahlequah, in northeastern Oklahoma, whose nature and landscape continues to influence his work today.
Artist Richard Bell – ‘My Art is an Act of Protest’
Meet Richard Bell, an activist and artist who challenges preconceived ideas about Aboriginal art.
Birdhead – ‘We Photograph Things That Are Meaningful To Us’
Shanghai based photographers Ji Weiyu and Song Tao, aka Birdhead, make art about everyday life in their home town.
SAAM: Nam June Paik, Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, 1995
Take a trip across the U.S.A. with Nam June Paik's "Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, 1995."
An-My Lê, 29 Palms
An-My Lê's photographs and films examine the impact, consequences, and representation of war, framing a tension between the natural landscape and its violent transformation into battlefields.
