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Bushwick-Based Artist Reframes Art + Activism with Walk-In Panoramas of Ferguson and More

Step into the panoramas of “American Trilogy” and you just might walk out with a different perspective about a person, place, or cause you thought you knew all about.

Bushwick-Based Artist Reframes Art + Activism with Walk-In Panoramas of Ferguson and More

Bushwick-Based Artist Reframes Art + Activism with Walk-In Panoramas of Ferguson and More

Step into the panoramas of “American Trilogy” and you just might walk out with a different perspective about a person, place, or cause you thought you knew all about.

Bushwick-Based Artist Reframes Art + Activism with Walk-In Panoramas of Ferguson and More
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Do you want to see art and activism through the lens of a Bushwick visual artist? Phil Buehler takes on institutional racism, religious freedom, and feminism in his work “American Trilogy,” a trio of walk-in panoramic images now showing at the Spring/Break art show at a gallery in Times Square.

Each panorama allows viewers to step inside and immerse themselves in a pivotal space from recent American history: Ferguson, Missouri; Arlington, Virginia; and Washington, D.C.

The project began after the 2014 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown when Phil visited Ferguson, compelled to experience the town for himself outside of any media narrative. “On the line where Michael Brown fell were hundreds of stuffed animals, flowers, and notes…a makeshift memorial,” Phil said. “My first thought was that this young man, really just a boy, was loved.”

Instead of “Michael,” as Phil usually read in the news, friends and family had spray painted the name “Mike” on the street. Locals told Phil they felt that national news…

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