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How art shapes conversation

Powerful art makes people talk. These TED Talks bring context and nuanced perspectives to subjects surrounding history, race, socioeconomics and more.

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How art can shape America's conversation about freedom
04:22

Dread Scott

How art can shape America's conversation about freedom

4 minutes 22 seconds
A visual history of social dance in 25 moves
04:26

Camille A. Brown

A visual history of social dance in 25 moves

4 minutes 26 seconds
A mother and son united by love and art
10:25

Deb Willis and Hank Willis Thomas

A mother and son united by love and art

10 minutes 25 seconds
Can art amend history?
12:42

Titus Kaphar

Can art amend history?

12 minutes 42 seconds
A visual history of inequality in industrial America
04:53

LaToya Ruby Frazier

A visual history of inequality in industrial America

4 minutes 53 seconds
An artist's unflinching look at racial violence
04:09

Sanford Biggers

An artist's unflinching look at racial violence

4 minutes 9 seconds
The beauty of human skin in every color
11:17

Angélica Dass

The beauty of human skin in every color

11 minutes 17 seconds
The symbols of systemic racism -- and how to take away their power
06:51

Paul Rucker

The symbols of systemic racism -- and how to take away their power

6 minutes 51 seconds
For these women, reading is a daring act
04:56

Laura Boushnak

For these women, reading is a daring act

4 minutes 56 seconds
How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art
16:42

Theaster Gates

How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art

16 minutes 42 seconds
A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings
11:16

eL Seed

A project of peace, painted across 50 buildings

11 minutes 16 seconds
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