A child-size coffin in the shape of a pink-frosted Twinkie dominated the room on a recent visit. But it might give an idea of the range of topical phantasmagoria to say that one room involves cheerleaders singing about abortion. (“I think for a lot of liberal people who have never been around guns, it’s going to be a pretty tense situation,” Mr. Reyes said.) View all New York Times newsletters. “This piece’s inner logic isn’t about hope, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve lost hope in art’s ability to help change things,” Mr. Reyes said.

Source: New York Times October 06, 2016 21:48 UTC