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Victory Beyond SimsThe New York City Department of Cultural Affairs commissioned Vinnie Bagwell to create this statue to replace the sculpture of J. Marion Sims,…
Akua'baThe Akua'ba is a fertility doll primarily derived from Ghana. Young women carry these dolls with them in the hopes of conceiving a child.
Chicken KnickersPositioning a raw chicken approximate to her vuvla, Sarah Lucas critiques the sexual objectification of women, nuancing the boundaries of intimacy,…
"RSVP" SeriesIn this piece, Senga Nengudi centers the body by synthesizing dance with instillation. Performers navigate and manipulate the sand-filled pantyhose,…
IndigurritoIn this performance, Nao Bustamante fastens a burrito to her strap on, daring white men in the audience to take a bite. The performance challenges…
The Arch of HysteriaThe Arch of Hysteria subverts the feminine gendering of hysteria by depicting a masculine figure, curved in a way to evoke the convulsions and…
A SubtletyIn this large scale instillation, Kara Walker brings attention to the central role of sugar in US slavery while simultaneously calling out the ongoing…
Fruit HarvestThis image, first produced by Frank MacIntosh for a 1940s Hawaiian Cruise Line menu, appears in Gary Okihiro's book Pineapple Culture. This image…
NAMES Project Aids Memorial QuiltConceived of by gay rights activist Cleve Jones, this quilt memorializes and honors the thousands of lives lost during the AIDS epidemic. Imbued with…
Self-Portrait/NursingOne part of a self-portraying triptych piece. In this image, Opie evokes the imagery of "Madonna and Child," staging innocence, purity, and softness.…