Public Art and Military Technology at the Mexico-U.S. Border: Disrupting Boundaries on Battlegrounds
Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Lynda Klich
Second Advisor
Wen-shing Chou
Academic Program Adviser
Lynda Klich
Abstract
This thesis examines how contemporary artists Rubén Ortiz Torres, Chico MacMurtrie, rafa esparza, and Cassils transformed military technologies into powerful artworks that interrogate the Mexico-U.S. border as a battlefield. Together, their works illuminate militarization and surveillance technologies at the border and the violent enforcement of U.S. immigration policy.
Recommended Citation
Kaunert, Anna Luise, "Public Art and Military Technology at the Mexico-U.S. Border: Disrupting Boundaries on Battlegrounds" (2026). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1530
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