Art and Globalism: Alfredo jaar

Alfredo's Instillation 'Geography=war 1991' Jaar projects photos taken of a small village in Nigeria. the images depict children who play with barrels of toxic waste left around their village in the waste dumps by italian tankers. in this instillation Jaar explores the affect of global waste on the environment and people. and attempts to give a face to the impersonal global forces that create these horrible conditions. 

Adrian Piper :Art and Identity

Adrian Piper is an american artist who's work comments on race related issues. particularly the distinction of race in America. Piper believes that racial distinctions are learnt and that the discrimination of race is no longer a visual distinction but a distinction made by learnt biases. in her work 'Cornered 1988' Piper Lectures her audience about the differences between black and white people, talking from the stance of her african american heritage but having the appearance of a white female.