Being American
Exhibition, EX.1523
- Place
- Visual Arts Gallery/SVA Chelsea Gallery (601 W. 26th St, Ste 1502)
- Date
- November 22 – December 21 2011
- Description
- "Being American" surveys responses by visual artists to some of the most pressing social issues in America today. Culled from various forms of contemporary visual culture, the works address topics ranging from recent environmental catastrophes to the pervading effects of the economic crisis; from the long shadow of 9/11 and two overseas wars to the home-front debates surrounding religious tolerance, gay marriage, capital punishment and firearms possession.
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