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Untitled (Alaska pipeline, Dalton Highway, Mile 298), 2003 by Victoria Sambunaris

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Works from the Lannan Collection in contemporary visual art

City Center #9 Poetry Garden: Los Angeles, 1997
City Center #9 Poetry Garden: Los Angeles, 1997

Siah Armajani

The Beginning of New Worlds, The South Atlantic Ocean, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America, 2006/2015. It is from this site that paleogeologists have determined that the prehistoric super continent of Gondwana broke up to form the
The Beginning of New Worlds, The South Atlantic Ocean, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America, 2006/2015. It is from this site that paleogeologists have determined that the prehistoric super continent of Gondwana broke up to form the

Thomas Joshua Cooper

At sundown, hundreds of migrants march north in groups of twenty, hoping to cross the border. Each group is joined by a smuggler, whose identity is not revealed and who acts as a guide. Agua Prieta, Sonora, 2000 (from the special limited edition ‘Dreams &
At sundown, hundreds of migrants march north in groups of twenty, hoping to cross the border. Each group is joined by a smuggler, whose identity is not revealed and who acts as a guide. Agua Prieta, Sonora, 2000 (from the special limited edition ‘Dreams &

Julián Cardona

Crow Fair, 1969-1970 Yakima Youth Nation Activities
Crow Fair, 1969-1970 Yakima Youth Nation Activities

Wendy Red Star

Still Water (The River Thames for Example), 1999 Image L
Still Water (The River Thames for Example), 1999 Image L

Roni Horn

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