PROVISIONS LIBRARY: ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

PROJECTS

  • THE EMPTY CITY

    THE EMPTY CITY

    The Empty City, featuring the work of Yun-Fei Ji, was organized by the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and curated by Shannon Fitzgerald. The exhibition was

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  • ERACE-ING ART HISTORY

    ERACE-ING ART HISTORY

    Titus Kaphar’s “Visual Quotations” series is comprised of meticulously crafted paintings deriving from the portrayal of black people in 18th and 19th century Western painting.

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  • HALL OF MIRRORS

    HALL OF MIRRORS

    The portraits by Brett Cook featured in Hall of Mirrors, made with gold paint pen on black paper, depict artists and writers who inspired and

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  • WHERE WE COME FROM

    WHERE WE COME FROM

      For the project Where We Come From, Emily Jacir posed a seemingly simple question to Palestinians around the world. “If I could do something for

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  • ILLEGAL ART

    ILLEGAL ART

      Illegal Art features the work of Kembrew McLeod and Eric Doeringer. The exhibition was on display April 26, 2003 – June 7, 2003. In

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  • ROOTS & UPROOTS: CHRONICLES OF SUSTENANCE AND DEFIANCE

    ROOTS & UPROOTS: CHRONICLES OF SUSTENANCE AND DEFIANCE

    Roots and Uproots: Chronicles of Sustenance and Defiance features the work of Hollis Chatelain, Carmen Lomas Garza, Virginia Harris, Deborah F. Lawrence, Judith Lowry, Jaune

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  • HUNGRY HEADS

    HUNGRY HEADS

    Hungry Heads features the work of Mildred Howard, Lisa Kokin, Meridel Rubenstein, Joyce Scott, Pat Owec, and Melissa Zink. The exhibition was on display September

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  • RENEGADE PORTRAITS

    RENEGADE PORTRAITS

    Renegade Portraits features the work of Amalia Amaki, Mildred Howard, Lisa Kokin, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Joyce Scott, Tabitha Vevers, and Melissa Zink. The exhibition was on

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  • CONSEQUENCES OF EMPIRE

    CONSEQUENCES OF EMPIRE

    Consequences of Empire features the work of Hung Liu, Judith Lowry, Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, Meridal Rubenstein, Betye Saar, Penny Sisto, and Renee Stout.  The exhibition was

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