Re-Creating the United States

A Subversive Commentary of the Promises of the United States: This tumblr site documents what happened when a museum, a traditional high school classroom, and professional artists came together to explore and reinterpret our revered history.

From September 19 – November 3 Patricia Kovic and Michele Jaquis were the In-School Artists in Residence at the Skirball Cultural Center. Their project, Re-Creating the United States, expands on the experimental pedagogy developed in their Otis Integrated Learning course, NEIGHBORGAPBRIDGE, by collaborating with the Education Department at the Skirball and Lauren Kleinberg's AP English class at Granada Hills Charter High School.

This six week investigation of the artifacts featured in the exhibition, Creating the United States, which originated from the Library of Congress, has developed into a subversive commentary on the promises of the United States and culminated in a student takeover on November 1st and a public exhibition and community gathering on November 3rd, both at Skirball Cultural Center.