Given the fact that he hasn't shown any substantial amount of work in the States for about two decades — aside from a few group shows,
art fairs, and his inclusion in the famously identity - politics - focused 1993 Whitney Biennial, where he showed a series of weapon - like wall sculptures (dealing with notions of surveillance, the police state, militarization) that were pieced together with vintage gun parts, carved branches, and coyote bone among
other sundry items — «At the Center of the World» was a rare treat for
countless artists, curators, and critics who could only follow Durham from afar while his work continually appeared abroad at august venues like the Venice Biennale, Documenta, and galleries and museums across Europe and Latin America.