This section provides a plethora of website links that can referenced in planning or used in the classroom. Many of these links are artist websites, whose work is relevant to show when discussing race or identity. Other links are videos or documentaries of artists and their projects. Furthermore, some links are articles that are helpful to understand current notions of race and identity and may provide insight for teaching techniques.
Suzanne Lacy: The Roof is on Fire
Carrie Mae Weems: Constructing History (2008)
Minneapolis and St. Paul Are East African Cities, 2001-2002.
PBS: Revitalizing Indian Culture Lesson Plans
Explain Privilege
A Class Divided
Whitewashing Ancient History
MTV's Decoded
MTV's White People Documentary
The Problem with Apu
Confronting "The Problem with Apu"
The Case of Rachel Dolezal
Honor Native Land: A Guide and Call to Acknowledgement
Die Jim Crow
Boy Girl Both
Social Issues Video Games
Times Square Phone Booth
Tania Bruguera: "Immigrant Movement International"
Ai Wei Wei: Good Fences Make Good People
Wendy Ewald: American Alphabets
Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Skin Tight/Skin Tone/Under the Skin/Skin Deep/Thin Skin), 2007
Cindy Sherman, Untitled Series (Society Portraits), 2008
Marlon Riggs, Ethnic Notions film (access through NYU Research/Bobst Library and view on Kanopy film platform)
Fred Wilson, Mining the Museum, 1993
Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, For Freedoms Super PAC and Make America Great Again billboard in Pearl, MS, 2016
Emily Jacir, Where We Come From, 2001-2003
Hasan Elahi, Tracking Transience, ongoing and Thousand Little Brothers, 2014
LaToya Ruby Frazier Makes Moving Pictures (Art21 film)
Titus Kaphur, The Jerome Project (My Loss), 2014
Postcommodity, Repellant Fence, 2016
Race: The Power of an Illusion, Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3
Decolonize This Place, Anti-Columbus Day: Decolonize this Museum and Anti-Columbus Day Tour Brochure
A Conversation with Natives about Race, NYTimes OpDoc
Once Upon a Place
Tania Bruguera, Immigrant Movement International, The Francis Effect
Ai Weiwei, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, Public Art Fund installation in NYC (Oct. 12-Feb. 17, 2018)
Chimamanda Adichie TED Talk, “The Danger of a Single Story”
Chris Ware, Someone I’m Not, Art21 video
Cameron Rowland, 9102000, 2016 at Artists Space (Disgorgement, 2016)
Kerry James Marshall, On Museums & Being an Artist Art21 films