BRIEF HISTORY OF US INTERVENTIONS

A Brief History of US Interventions presents an enormous chalkboard, on which is handwritten a brief genealogy of 163 U.S. interventions throughout the world from 1801 until 2006. At the end of the mural is a shelf with chalk and erasers, inviting the viewer to rewrite this history or insert addendums, rationales, excuses, etc. The work was conceived to evolve over time, with an incalculable set of potential outcomes leading to a 'final' version of history that survives at the end of the project.


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BRIEF HISTORY OF US INTERVENTIONS, 2006

Originally installed at the Project Space of Winkelman Gallery and Schroeder Romero, NY

A Brief History of US Interventions presents an enormous chalkboard, on which is handwritten a brief genealogy of 163 U.S. interventions throughout the world from 1801 until 2006. At the end of the mural is a shelf with chalk and erasers, inviting the viewer to rewrite this history or insert addendums, rationales, excuses, etc. The work was conceived to evolve over time, with an incalculable set of potential outcomes leading to a 'final' version of history that survives at the end of the project.


Installation at Rotunda Gallery "Exposure" Exhibition (Nov-Dec 2007)




"Brief History of US Interventions," 3 x 10 meters, chalk on wall


"Brief History of US Interventions," 8 x 15', chalk on wall (rollover the image to see another image) Installation at Schroeder Romero/Plus Ultra Gallery, Summer 2006


	"Brief History of US Interventions," details



Recommended Readings: * "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq" by Stephen Kinzer * "The Global Cold War" by Oddarne Westad * "Hope and Memory 1801-2004," Adbusters www.adbusters.org/media/flash/hope_and_memory/flash.html