Art of the Americas: Redefining Identity

Map of the Americans in 1492 Mercy University Honors 292 - Spring 2024 is proud to present their exhibition "Art of the Americas: Redefining Identity."  Inspired by Alfredo Jaar's LED installation in Times Square,  This is Not America ,  1987/2014, we explored the various artworks, iconography, and history that belong to the people from the Western Hemisphere.  Through this study we learned about the artists and ourselves, as we try to make sense of the world we live in today.   We wish to thank our guest speaker, award-winning artist   Wilhelmina Obatola Grant-Cooper,  for mentoring our art project for this semester: "Cultural Appropriation and Appreciation," which gave us an opportunity to take a deep dive into the concept of identity within our rich and diverse American cultures. We also thank Professor K. Patrick Fazioli,  our amazing Director of the Global Honors Program And we heartily thank our wonderful: President Susan Parish Provost Eva...