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In 2012, my partner and I took a three-month road trip around the States, starting on the west coast and finishing up on the east. That was this Indian-born Brit s first extended experience of the majesty and vastness of the great American landscape. For much of the journey, my observation of the panoramas that we drove through turned into a quiet mourning. My mind insistently juxtaposed upon the surrounding country towering words to the effect of Nicholas Galanin s unforgettable Never Forget installation, which reads in 45-foot high letters:
INDIAN LAND
When I first saw photos of this work on social media, I was immediately transported back to that experience; to that spontaneously arising, visceral response to this land, this country and its creation story as the United States of America.
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Organizers have billed the 2021 Desert X exhibition as among the first regional art events since the pandemic began this time last year. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
COACHELLA VALLEY, CA The 2021 Desert X outdoor art exhibition is underway this week in the Coachella Valley following a brief delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A dozen artists from eight countries including Egypt, Argentina and Saudi Arabia are deploying their site-specific artwork at outside areas across 40 miles of the Colorado Desert. The art biennial will run from next Friday until May 16.
Organizers have billed the 2021 Desert X exhibition as among the first regional art events since the pandemic began this time last year. This year s version the third since kicking off in 2017 has nudged various social and environmental justice themes into the forefront.