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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Art Adrian Piper, Vanilla Nightmares #14
Vanilla Nightmares #14, by Adrian Piper, 1986

Adrian Piper, Artist
Vanilla Nightmares #14 , 1986

Medium
Charcoal drawing on <em>New York Times</em> page from Wednesday, July 23, 1986
Dimensions
23 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (59.7 x 35 cm)
Credit Line
Collection of the Adrian Piper Research Archive Foundation Berlin. © APRA Foundation Berlin

For her Vanilla Nightmares series of charcoal and crayon drawings, Adrian Piper appropriated pages from the New York Times and added figural scenes that complicate and contradict the newspaper’s discussion of racial issues. The opposition between the articles and the drawings emphasizes the white privilege that typically underlies the newspaper's point of view.