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CULTURAL TIPS FOR NEW AMERICANS 2009 Series of 8 objects Materials: cast foam, acrylic and ink / painted pegboard, metal hooks Each object: 18 x 10 x 1 in Installation dimension: 12.5 x 8 ft Edition of 3 As the proverbial "Land of Opportunity," the United States has always had a steady stream of new Americans. For their Cultural Tips For New Americans project, we gathered advice to help recent arrivals assimilate and understand their new home. We took advice from published guides, public forums, streets questionnaires, social websites, and friends. We illustrated those tips and incorporated them into eight foam objects in a shapes of open books. Cultural Tips For New Americans project could be helpful not only to new arrivals, but also bring a fresh perspective and humorous look at the indigenous culture of Americans | Cultural Tips For New Americans, Installation view |
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| Cultural Tips For New Americans #1, 2009 Cast foam, acrylic and ink, 18 x 10 x 1 in | |
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| Cultural Tips For New Americans #2, 2009 Cast foam, acrylic and ink, 18 x 10 x 1 in | |
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| Cultural Tips For New Americans #3, 2009 Cast foam, acrylic and ink, 18 x 10 x 1 in | |
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| Cultural Tips For New Americans #4, 2009 Cast foam, acrylic and ink, 18 x 10 x 1 ins | |
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| Cultural Tips For New Americans #5, 2009 Cast foam, acrylic and ink, 18 x 10 x 1 in | |
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| Cultural Tips For New Americans #6, 2009 Cast foam, acrylic and ink, 18 x 10 x 1 in | |
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| Cultural Tips For New Americans #7, 2009 Cast foam, acrylic and ink, 18 x 10 x 1 in | |
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| Cultural Tips For New Americans #8, 2009 Cast foam, acrylic and ink, 18 x 10 x 1 in | |
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