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Fig. 1. Hương Ngô, Reap the Whirlwind, 2018. Four serigraphs printed with high gloss on black paper, each 58 × 43 in. Courtesy of the artist
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Fig. 2. Hương Ngô, Reap the Whirlwind, 2018. Five handbound books printed and silkscreened with thermochromic ink, each 8 1/2 × 9 × 3 in. Courtesy of the artist
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Fig. 3. Wesley Chavis, Remnants of a Mythical Man, 2016. Fermenting water, baby oil, cocoa butter, bleach, and charcoal on canvas, with a color photograph from Mom’s archive and a printed film still, 78 × 66 in. (canvas), 4 × 6 in. (photo), 3 × 3 in. (film still). Courtesy of the artist
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Fig. 4. Natani Notah, Inner Child, 2019. Leather scraps, jean fabric, seed beads, thread, acrylic paint, faux fur, artificial sinew, and plastic corn pellets, 16 × 6 × 4 in. Courtesy of the artist
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Fig. 5. Natani Notah, Sister, Sister, 2018. Used cotton skirts, mixing bowls, shower stool, rope, acrylic paint, dried pinto beans, and sunflower seeds, 54 × 20 × 78 in. Courtesy of the artist
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Fig. 8. Zina Saro-Wiwa, still from “Breathing Orchestra,” from the Eaten by the Heart series, 2012–13. Digital video, 5 mins., 26 secs., dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Tiwani Gallery
Fig. 7. Zina Saro-Wiwa, still from “How Do Africans Kiss?,” from the Eaten by the Heart series, 2012–13. Digital video, 11 mins., dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Tiwani Gallery
Fig. 6. Zina Saro-Wiwa, still from “Damien,” from the Eaten by the Heart series, 2012–13. Digital video, 2 mins., 31 secs., dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Tiwani Gallery
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Fig. 9. Yvette Mayorga, Homeland Promised Land, 2019. Acrylic piping on canvas, 24 in. (diam.). Courtesy of the artist
Fig. 10. Yvette Mayorga, I Remember Eating Hot Chips when my Dad got Deported, After J.H. Fragonard, “The Swing,” 2017. Acrylic piping on canvas, 20 × 24 in. Courtesy of the artist
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Fig. 11. Yvette Mayorga, Monuments of the Forgotten, 2020. Acrylic piping on shoes, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
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Fig. 12. Candice Lin, Hierarchical Potion of Power, 2016. Porcelain with blue overglaze, cork, and herbal tincture, 5 × 3 × 2 in. Courtesy of the artist and Ghebaly Gallery
Fig. 13. Candice Lin, Dr. Daniel Paul Schreber’s Renowned Corpse Poison, 2016. Porcelain with blue overglaze, cork, and herbal tincture, 5 × 4 × 2 in. Courtesy of the artist and Ghebaly Gallery
Fig. 14. Candice Lin, Clairvoyant Testosterone, 2016. Porcelain with blue overglaze, cork, and herbal tincture, 5 × 3 × 2 in. Courtesy of the artist and Ghebaly Gallery
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Fig. 16. Stephanie A. Lindquist, Winter Rye, 2018. Collograph (edition of 5), 30 × 22 in. Collection of Eve Biddle
Fig. 15. Stephanie A. Lindquist, detail of Bi-Color Sorghum, 2018. Collograph (edition of 5), 22 × 30 in. Collection of Eve Biddle
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Fig. 17. Stephanie A. Lindquist, Union, 2017. Jacaranda, basswood, ebony, costume jewelry, rice, latex, and coin, 29 × 28 × 25 in. Courtesy of the artist
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Front cover: Detail of fig. 5 Back cover: Detail of fig. 16
Fig. 18. Natalie Diaz, still from River Lines, 2018. HD video, 4 mins., 7 secs., dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist
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