Using data from a sample of 2,615 active duty
military families, living at designated
military installations with a child ages 3 - 17, a
group of researchers led by Dr. Patricia Lester, of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, examined the impact of FOCUS
on behavioral health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, and child pro-social behavior over two follow up assessments.
Standouts include Carrie Mae Weems» holographic narrative about race, sex, and politics portrayed by ghostly characters
on a burlesque stage; The Propeller
Group's video that draws parallels between funeral practices in Vietnam and New Orleans, along with the collective's sculptures of tricked - out musical instruments, which were also photographed with members of Louisiana marching bands; Glenn Kaino's
installation of water tanks that turn
military machines into coral reefs; Jean - Michel Basquiat's paintings and works
on paper that reference the cultural legacy of the Mississippi Delta and the South; Camille Henrot's video exploration of the universe by way of the storage rooms of the Smithsonian Institution; Tavares Strachan's 100 - foot long neon sign declaring «You belong here» from a barge
on the Mississippi River; and Andrea Fraser's monologue, in which she recreated a heated debate by New Orleans city council members during a 1991 vote to racially integrate the Mardi Gras krewes — changing her voice and expression as she dynamically alternated between speakers, both black and white.