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Weaving narrative and symbolic turns, these artists practice in metaphor, crafting stories that reveal truths about human existence.

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Jordan Strafer’s True Stories

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  1. Jordan Strafer’s True Stories11:04
  2. Sin Wai Kin in “Human Nature”13:27
  3. José de Jesús Rodríguez's Back & Forth9:46
  4. Sophie Calle in “Between Worlds”13:37
  5. Anne Imhof: DOOM10:45
  6. Hyeree Ro's Precise Ambiguity11:13
  7. A Place Other Than Here6:43
  8. Wong Ping: The Freedom of Animation10:50
  9. Wangechi Mutu: Between the Earth and the Sky14:42
  10. An Open Horizon (or) the Stillness of a Wound8:07
  11. An Artist Walks into a Bar9:43
  12. Marcel Dzama: Drawing with Raymond Pettibon5:22
  13. Alex Da Corte: 57 Varieties12:05
  14. Marcel Dzama: Organizing Chaos7:53
  15. Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg in "Berlin"14:35
  16. Jack Whitten: An Artist's Life9:19
  17. Jamian Juliano-Villani Gets to Work6:08
  18. Jeff Wall: An Impossible Photograph3:36
  19. Tala Madani in "Los Angeles"11:24
  20. Jeff Wall in "Vancouver"14:14
  21. Chris Ware in "Chicago"13:45
  22. Bryan Zanisnik & Eric Winkler's Animated Conversation9:05
  23. Omer Fast: "Continuity"6:17
  24. Omer Fast in "Fiction"15:41
  25. Kalup Linzy Likes It a Little Bit Off5:42
  26. Tabaimo: "dolefullhouse"4:03
  27. Mary Reid Kelley: "You Make Me Iliad"3:52
  28. Mary Reid Kelley in "History"15:07
  29. Laylah Ali: Choreographer Dean Moss5:29
  30. Cao Fei: Avatars2:26
  31. Yinka Shonibare CBE RA in "Transformation"15:27
  32. Cao Fei in "Fantasy"14:42
  33. Laylah Ali: Meaning2:58
  34. Laylah Ali: Television1:54
  35. Laylah Ali: Newspaper Clippings2:50
  36. Pierre Huyghe: "Anlee"1:40
  37. Nancy Spero in "Protest"13:43
  38. Lari Pittman in "Romance"12:52
  39. Laurie Simmons in "Romance"14:45
  40. Laylah Ali in "Power"13:51
  41. Kiki Smith in "Stories"14:01
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