The show, Tribe's first solo - exhibition
at a
major U.S.
museum, explores questions of empathy, communication and performance, offering insight into the work of Standardized Patients —
professional actors who portray patients in a simulated clinical environment as part of medical students» training.
Most artists working
at her
professional level (with
major museum shows, a full professorship, New York and Toronto gallery representation, and a stack of prestigious awards and residencies) are aware of how their background and artistic choices open some doors and close others.