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Werner dissects the complex relationship that existed between Diego Rivera and Mexico itself, writing, “Not before setting foot in Mexico last summer did I feel that I had arrived at a real understanding of Diego Rivera’s work.” In this description, the reader can come to understand Werner’s experience of Mexico — that it exists as a palpable character and live influence upon Rivera’s work.

Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani use digital technology, geo-spatial mapping, and human testimonials to visualize human rights violations and to fight for migrant rights.

In this time filled with “alternative truths,” historian Marsha Weisiger argues for more sophisticated and multifaceted approaches to telling the history of the American West.

Given the current political climate in the U.S. and abroad, as well as this age of post-truths and alternative facts, Durant’s work is both appropriate and necessary. The Hammer Museum even recently put his famous piece, End White Supremacy, back on view because of its timely nature. I caught up with Durant to discuss his process, motivations, and upcoming plans.

During a time when American history lessons are needed more than ever, Jimmie Durham’s return to the U.S. is appropriate and a welcome interruption to the norm.

In the ledger drawings, the dispossession is multi-layered and traumatic: there is a dispossession of occupancy, property, education, and culture. Learning about this history is one step non-Native Americans can take on a path towards asking for forgiveness and making reparations.

William Kentridge’s “Triumphs and Laments” at Treveterno is powerful and moving. It is also a performative, public work of art that serves as both an ecological, urban beautification project and an equally important historical commentary highlighting the duality of narratives as told by both the victors and lamenters. It is my ultimate hope that Kentridge’s and Jones’ vision will inspire similar projects and installations around the world.

Rebecca Farr’s show “Out of Nothing” is raw, yet welcoming. In it and through it, she challenges viewers to embrace their own loss…Not many shows could hold up to this November, but the form, function, adaptability, and beauty underlying Farr’s show do that and more.

Though now celebrated for its modern, minimal design and contemplative space, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was once the subject of heated debates.