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Tilted Arc (1981), Richard Serra, corn-ten steel

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982) Maya Lin, black granite

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House (1993) Rachel Whiteread, concrete

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Nameless Library (Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial) (1995-2000) Rachel Whiteread, concrete

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Remembering (2009), Ai Weiwei, backpacks on the facade of the hause Der Kunst (Munich)

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The Umbrellas (1991), Christo and Jeanne-Clause umbrellas in Japan in California

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Interventions

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seeing the landscape in a different way

EX. The Umbrellas (1991), Christo and Jeanne-Clause umbrellas in Japan in California

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Wrapped Reichstag (1971-95). Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Berlin

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Untitled (1990), Kiki Smith, beeswax and microcrystalline wax figured on metal stands

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Abject Art

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beyond repulsive

EX. Untitled (1990), Kiki Smith, beeswax and micryocrystalline wax figures on metal stands

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Lilith (1994), Kiki Smith, bronze and glass

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Untitled (1985), Robert Gober, Plaster, wood, steel, wire lath, and enamel paint

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Uncanny

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Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

EX. Untitled (leg) (1989-90), Robert Gober, Beeswax, cotton, wood, leather, human hair

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Visible: Untitled (1991), Robert Gober, beeswax, cotton, wood, leather, human hair, wallpaper

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Untitled (Perfect Lovers) (1987-90), Felix Gonzalez-Torres, two clock

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Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) (1991), elix Gonzalez-Torres, candies in cellophane, endless supply

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The Way of Colo (2009), James Turrell, stone, concrete, stainless steel, and LED Lighting

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Aten Reign (2013), James Turrell, installation

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Untitiled (1968), Robert Irwin, Acryclic, lighting

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Untitled (Dawn to Dusk) (2016), Robert Irwin, installation (marfa)

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Ladder for Booker T. Washington (1996), Martin Puryear, wood (ash and maple)

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Night Watch (2011), Martin Puryear, Wood (Maple, Willow, OSB board)

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Myra (1995), Marcus Harvey, acrylic on canvas

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The Holy Vrigin Mary (1996), Chris Ofili, Acrylic, oil, polester resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on canvas

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Upper Room (1999-2002), Chris Ofili, Acrylic, oil, polyester resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on 13 canvases

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This Litte Piggy Went to the Market, The Little Piggy Stayed at Home (1996), Damien Hirst, Glass, pig, painted steel, formaldehyde

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The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Somone Living (1991), Damien Hirst, Tiger Shark, glass, steel, 5% formaldehyde solution

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Thirty Pieces of Silver (1988-9), Cornelia Parker, silver and copper wire

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Gallery Connections (1991-6), Angus Fairhurtst, metal, wood, glass, walkman, amplifier, speakers, headphones, cables and audio

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Pieta (1996) Angus Fairhurst, photograph, color on paper

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Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-95 91995), Tracey Emim, Appliqued tent, mattress and light

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My Bed (1999), Tracey Emin, Box frame, mattress, linens, pillows and various objects

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Venice Biennale

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international event of artist

olpypics of art, all countries pick artist to represent them

no single source of funding

no selling

place on invation

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Whitney Biennal

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whitney museuem

inside apartment

artist chooses own work

no prizes

93 “the political one” (minorities commenting on culture)

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I Can’t Imagine Ever Wanting to be White 91993), Daniel J. Martinez, admisiion buttons

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Couple in a Cage: Two Undiscovered Amerindians Visit the West (1992-1993), Coco Fusco and Guillermo Gomez-Pena performace

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Synecdoche (1991-present), Byron Kim, oil and wax on lauan plywood, birch plywood, and plywood

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Notes on the Margin of the Black Book (1991-1993), Glenn Ligon, offset prints and text pages

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Wall Drawing 86 (1971), So LeWitt, graphite on wall

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These final hours embrace at last; this is our ending; this is our past (2007), Robyn O’Neil, graphite on paper

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Felix in Exile (1993-4), William Kentridge, color video, transferred from 35 mm film

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Palimpsest

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where you can see previously drawn items but have been ereased and drawn ontop of

Ex. Felix in Exile (1993-4), William Kentridge, color video, transfered from 35 mm film

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Drawing from Stereoscope (1998-99), William Kentridge, color video, transfered from 35 mm film

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Big Self Portrait (1967-68), Chuck Close, acrylic with grapgite on gessoed canvas

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Robert (1996-97), Chuck Close, oil on canvas

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Mining the Museum (1992), Fred Wilson, installation at Maryland Historical Society

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Blackamoor

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European style highly stylized depicting non European in subservient form

EX. Speak of Me as I Am (2003), Fred Wilson, Venice Biennale

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To Die Upon a Kiss (2011), Fred Wilson, Murano Glass

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Cyclorama

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a circular picture of 360 degree scene, viewied from inside

Ex. Slavery! Slavery! (1997), Kara Walker, cut paper and adhesive on painted wall

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Tableau

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a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history

Ex. Slavery! Slavery! (1997), Kara Walker, cut paper and adhesive on painted wall

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The Rich Soil Down There (2002), Kara Walker, cut paper and adhesive on painted wall

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Subtlerty, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby…(2014), Kara Walker, installation (sugar)

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Diary of a Victorian Dandy: 11.00 hours (1998), Yinka Shonibare, chromogenic print

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The Swing (after Fragonard) (2001), Yinka Shonibare, instllation (Mannequin, cotton costume, 2 slippers, swing seat, 2 ropes, oak twig and artifical foliage)

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Napolean Leading the Army over the Alps (2005), Kehinde Wiley, Oil on canvas

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President Barack Obama (20018), Kehinde Wiley, Oil on canvas

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Michelle LeVaugn Robinson Obama (20018, Amy Sherald, Oil on canvas

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A Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self (1980), Kerry James Marshall, egg tempera on paper

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Our Town (1995), Kerry James Marshall, acrylic on paper mounted on canvas

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School of beauty, School of Culture (2012), Kerry James Marshall, acrylic on paper mounted on canvas

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Untitled (1995), Laura Owens, acrylic, oil, enamel, ink, and felt-tip pen on canvas

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Untitled (1997), Laura Owens, acrylic, oil, and airbrushed oil on canvas

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Waterfall (2012), Hiroshi Senju, natural pigments on mulberry paper

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Nihonga

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japanese art created with traditional japanese artistic conventions, techniques and materials

EX. Waterfall (2012), Hiroshi Senju, natural pigments on mulberry paper

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Notan

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japanese use this term to describe the play of light versus dark

EX. Waterfall (2012), Hiroshi Senju, natural pigments on mulberry paper

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Lick and Lather (1993), Janine Antoni, chocolate and soap

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Trade (1992), Jane Quick-To-See Smith, oil and mixed media on canvas

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Pad Thai (1990), Rikrit Tiravanija, installation

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Yellow Lines Flower Painter (2008), Banksy, spray paint

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Power Washer (2008), Banksy, spray paint

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Southern Suppliers FC (1991), Maurizio Cattelan, hired soccer players

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La Nona Ora (2013), Maurizio Cattelan, Wax, clothing, polyester resin with metallic powder, volcanic rock, carpet, glass

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America (2016), Maurizio Cattelan, gold

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Rebellious Silence (1994), Shirin Neshat, ink on silver gelatin print

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Rapture (1999), Shirin Neshat, two-screen video installation

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An Ocean Without a Shore (2007), Bill Biola, Video/Sound installation

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The Etruscan (1976), Michelangelo Pisoletto, mirror and bronze

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Rush Hour (1983), George Segal, bronze

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Pay for your pleaure (1988), Mike Kelley, oil on wood

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Conjoined, Defunct and Erratic (2007), Roxy Paine, stainless steel pipes and rods

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Night Sky #1, (2000-2001), Vija Celmins, oil on linen, mounted on wood

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Die Kontrolle (2010), Neo Rauch, Oil

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49 (1974), David Reed, oil on canvas

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Tan Tan Bo, (2001), Takashi Murakami, acrylic

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Cremaster #3 (2002)Mathhew Barney, Film

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Relational Aesthetics

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A set of artistic pratices which take as their theoretical and pratical point of departure the whole of human raltions and their social context, rather than an indeoendent and private space

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