program, for generously sharing her knowledge of Latin American and Spanish artists and activists. She also assistedwith the preparation of this publication. Wewant to thank our student assistants Katherine Bibilouri, Nancy Chong, and AndrewGolden, whowere invaluable to the project. The Wallach Art Gallery’s exhibition programs are made possible with support from the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Endowment Fund, the gallery’s patrons, and additional support fromColumbia University. This project would not have been possible without their support. We are very grateful to Eli Klein and Phail Cai at Eli Klein Gallery, New York; Hilda Chang and Anthony Tao at Exit Gallery, Hong Kong; and Rebecca Chang, Devan Owens, and Ruth Phaneuf at Jack Shainman, New York, for facilitating loans to the exhibition. Thank you to Prem Krishnamurthy, Chris Wu, Eric Price and the entire design teamatWkshps for designing this publication and for providing us with a unique graphic direction for the entire project that communicates sowell our approach to protest and recuperation, and to Pamela T. Barr, whose editorial skills brought cohesion to themany voices representedwithin these pages. Our deepest thanks go to our contributing essayists for sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm through their thought-provoking and insightful essays. We are grateful to Anthony Downey for his brilliant discussion of the importance of digital circulation and aesthetics for understanding the import- ant shifts in protest culture in recent years. We are also indebted to Barnaby Drabble, Quincy Flowers, MarcelaA. Fuentes, JonathanGuyer, Sophia Suk-mun Law, Fiona Lee, JacquelineMillner, AlpeshKantilal Patel, FredRitchin, and Beth Stryker for their insightful essays on the individual artists represented in the exhibition. We thank colleagues Yau Ching, Abby Chen, and Reilly Clarke for helping us identify the artists andwriters included in the project. We are so thankful to everyone mentioned here for believing in The Protest and The Recuperation , oftentimes long before we had any idea what form the exhibition and publication would take. It is an honor and a pleasure to be included in this extensive community of people who care deeply about contemporary art and its important role in the formation of culture as well as the individual artist’s enlightened vision on how creative protest contributes to progressive worldviews.
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