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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Pad Thai

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