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2022

Americana

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Fabricated Homogeneity, Kimberly Nam May 2022

Fabricated Homogeneity, Kimberly Nam

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My work examines the national identity embedded in the homogeneous culture of Americana, and how that’s infiltrated into the subconscious mind of an immigrant.

By altering and parodying vernacular imageries of Americana, my paintings discuss how they generate a sense of foreignness and reveal the false illusion of cultural homogeneity.

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