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Counter-Time: Group Material’s Chronicle of US Intervention in Central and South America

publication · 2026-04-22

This essay by Claire Grace, published in Afterall Journal Issue 26 on 3 February 2011, examines the work of the artist collective Group Material, focusing on their chronicle of US intervention in Central and South America. The text is part of a larger issue and is only available to journal subscribers, with individual article purchases via University of Chicago Press. The essay is situated within a broader context of related articles on Afterall, including pieces on Inauk S. Gullah, Gonzalo Díaz, and a response to Save M HKA.

Key facts

  • Essay published on 3 February 2011
  • Written by Claire Grace
  • Part of Afterall Journal Issue 26
  • Full text only available to subscribers
  • Individual articles purchasable via University of Chicago Press
  • Focuses on Group Material's chronicle of US intervention in Central and South America
  • Related articles include works on Inauk S. Gullah and Gonzalo Díaz

Entities

Artists

  • Group Material
  • Inauk S. Gullah
  • Gonzalo Díaz

Institutions

  • Afterall
  • University of Chicago Press

Locations

  • Central America
  • South America

Sources