It's never been harder to define "art" than it is today, but one thing is certain — artists are always having a conversation with the time they live in.
videos + essays
Over the next two years, Seeing America will grow to include 100 videos, 18 essays, quizzes, discussion questions and lesson plans.
Mapping nature’s stunning beauty
The river's brilliant reflections gave shape to this enormous sculpture in silver
A desert on fire, Salgado in Kuwait
Finding heroism amidst one of the world's great environmental disasters.
1980 – now
It's never been harder to define "art" than it is today, but one thing is certain — artists are always having a conversation with the time they live in.
Inspiration at Yosemite
The majesty of Yosemite National Park — with Roger Minick and the woman with the scarf.
Superman, WWII, Japanese Americans
Superman makes an appearance in what looks (at first sight) like a Japanese print.
Reading the United “States”
Native American artist Jaune Quick-To-See Smith offers a history to inform our present
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