Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957), Study of Perspective, White House, Washington, D.C., c. 1995 - c. 2003, photograph.
Martha Rosler (American, b. 1943), Red Stripe Kitchen, from the series House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home, c. 1967 - 1972, photomontage. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
Dean Hutton (South African, b. 1976), Fuck White People, 2016, photograph and installation. Image from Art Africa Magazine.
Maria Prymachenko (Ukrainian, 1909 - 1997), A Dove Has Spread Her Wings and Asks for Peace, 1982. Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado.
James Luna (Puyukitchum, Ipai, Mexican-American, 1950 - 2018), Artifact Piece, 1987, performance art installation.
Faith Ringgold (American, 1930 - 2024), American People Series #20: Die, oil on canvas, two panels. Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886 - 1957), Man at the Crossroads, 1933, fresco. 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York.
Fujiko Nakaya (Japanese, b. 1933), Friends of Minamata Victims - Video Diary, 1972, standard-definition video (black and white, sound). Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Richard Bell (Aboriginal Australian, b. 1953), Walk on (Bell’s Theorem), 2007, synthetic polymer paint on canvas. Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, Australia.
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The American People series piece is amazing. I saw it yesterday and it’s large and impactful.
Timely and an excellent curation. You've caught the now.