Through the works by 53 artists, the exhibition presents an extraordinary journey through important and iconic pieces by noted figures and from movements that have marked American art between two decisive historical moments, the beginning of the Vietnam War and the September 11, 2001 attack. From Pop Art and Minimalism to Conceptual Art and the Pictures Generation, up to the most recent research of the 1990s and 2000s, central themes of the exhibition include the struggle for civil rights, discrimination, homophobia, and feminism. Admiring the works at Palazzo Strozzi, we find ourselves reflecting on issues that are still current and of fundamental importance today.

The itinerary is divided into 9 thematic sections, with particular attention given to some key figures of these forty years. The first section, in which Mark Rothko's work titled No.2 invites the observer to a moment of visual and emotional contemplation, we immediately find one of the works featured in the exhibition posters: Pop Art and Andy Warhol, with 12 works on display including the famous Sixteen Jackies dedicated to Jackie Kennedy after JFK's death.

We continue on to Minimalism and its use of objects and materials that push us to give a subjective weight to the works, then to the irreverence of Nauman and Baldassarri with no more boring art, autobiographical works of denunciation. The exhibition ends with Kara Walker, with a wide selection of works that testify to her evocative exploration of history and social satire around the theme of racial discrimination.

The exhibition is curated by Vincenzo Bellis (Curator and Associate Director of Programs, Visual Arts, Walker Art Center) and Arturo Galansino (General Director of the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation).

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