Studied by 13 people
The Gates
Christo and Jeanne Claude
Central Park, New York
Nylon/steel
2005
How to create meaningful art/how art responds/impact our relationship with the built environment (Public Art)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Maya Lin
Washington DC
Granite
1982
Healing place for family of veterans of the Vietnam War (Memorial)
Horn Players
Michel Basquiat
U.S.
Acrylic and oil
1983
Art for artists sake
Summer Trees
Song Su-nam
Korea
Ink on paper
1983
Telling the life of the literati (identity)
Androgyne
Magdaleria Abakanowick
Poland
Burlap
1985
Express the physical and spiritual condition of mankind (vulnerable human individuality)
A Book from the Sky
Xu Bing
China
Carved wood
1987-1991
Critique on meaninglessness of contemporary political language (Language-text in art)
Pink Panther
Jeff Koons
US
Glazed porcelain
1988
Highlights everything wrong with contemporary American consumer culture (Pop culture)
Untitled (#228) from the History Portraits series
Cindy Sherman
US
Photograph
1990
Female cliches
Dancing at the Louvre
Faith Ringgold
US
Acrylic on canvas, tie-dyed, pieced fabric boarder
1991
Narrative quilts (race and activism)
Trade
Jane Quick to see Smith
Native American
Oil and mixed media on canvas
1992
Socio-political commentary
Earths Creation
Emily Kame
Aboriginal Australian
Synthetic polymere paint on canvas
1994
Summoning rain (tradition)
Rebellious Silence
Shirin Neshat
Iran
Ink on photograph
1994
Examines complexities of women’s identities in the midst of a changing cultural landscape (Gender, identity, politics)
No Crying in the Barbershop
Pepon Osorio
Puerto Rico
Mixed media installation
1994
Challenging the idea of masculinity (stereotypes)
Pisupol ua Afe (Corned beef)
Michel Tuffrey
New Zealand Samoan
Flattened corn beef tins
1994
Ecological and population health issues
Electronic Superhighway
Nam June Paik
US
Tvs, neon tubing
1995
Referencing the transportation/communication online (New medium for the time)
The Crossing
Bill Viola
US
Screen/installation
1996
Perceived duality such as creation/destruction (Motion)
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Frank Gehry
Spain
Titanium, glass, and limestone
1997
Museum
Pure Land
Mariko Mori
Japan
Color photography on glass
1998
Digital art, sculpture, and photography
Lying with the Wolf
Kiki Smith
US
Ink on pencil and paper
2001
Connection with earthly/spiritual (Cycle of life)
Darkytown Rebellion
Kara Walker
US
Black cut paper silhouettes
2001
Race/gender
The Swing
Yinka
British-Nigerian
Patterned fabrics
2001
History
Old Man’s Cloth
El Anatsui
Africa
Aluminum and copper wire
2003
Cultural Identity
Stadia II
Julie Mehretu
Ethiopian-American
Ink and acrylic on canvas
2004
Urban environments
Preying Mantra
Wangechi Mutu
Kenya-America
Mixed media on mylar
2006
Commentary on the female persona in art history (Identity, gender, and cultural identity)
Shibboleth
Doris Salcedo
Columbian
Installation sculptor
2007-2008
Installation (Political)
MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts
Zaha Hadid
Iraq
Glass, cement, and steel
2009
Museum
Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower seeds)
Al Weiwei
China
Sculpted and painted porcelain
2010-2011
Individualism vs collectivism (Installation)
