Green Acres : Neo-Colonialism in the U.S.

Seven American artists are featured in this exhibition catatlogue which focuses on the current neo-colonialist impulse in the U.S. and identifies three marginalized groups in contemporary American society: Native Americans, the homeless, and the Hispanic border community. Five essayists consider the problem for American Natives in solving their historical grievances with the government, the challenge of building a representative museum, and the question of political borders. Biographical notes on contributors. Circa 100 bibl. ref

The Decade Show : Frameworks of Identity in the 1980s

The authors examine American artistic practices in the 1980s, emphasizing the histories and work of Asian, Latin, African and Native Americans, women and gays, whose voices have traditionally been suppressed by white male middleclass domination. Includes references to ethnocentrism, deconstruction, democracy, activism, the environment, homelessness, AIDS, video and performance art. Also includes a chronology of the 1980s, and brief biographical notes. Circa 200 bibl. ref