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How art gives shape to cultural change - Thelma Golden

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Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race and culture -- and about the meaning of art itself.

Can you think of a time when a powerful image changed your understanding of yourself and others?

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