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Liên Trương’s artist talk on September 9th, 2021 about her exhibition Liên Trương: From the Earth Rise Radiant Beings was a whirlwind. I furiously took notes as she weaved together histories, art styles, and conceptions of war and life and loss. It was almost haunting to be surrounded by the years of collected stories of oppression, suffering, and resistance that are present in Trương’s works. There is a collective spirit within them. They transcend imperialist narratives and speak to transnational identities — especially ones of Asian and Asian-American experiences — that have been erased, suppressed, and redefined over and over...

Mitch Epstein (American, born 1952)Poca High School and Amos Coal Power Plant, West VirginiaGift of John Andrew MacMahon, Class of 1995 On view in the Belk Visual Art Center The tension is palpable between two juxtaposed worlds stitched together at the horizon. A lighthearted candid shot of a high school football game is quickly threatened by clouds gushing from power plant cooling towers. The muddy blue-shifted power plant interrupts the coordination of vibrant crimson between the football jerseys, bleachers, and autumn leaves. Even the football players crouching in the foreground are diminished by a greater form lurking in the background....