Artist Joel Ross, in his show titled A Place Some People Call America, bluntly pointed to the fact that many citizens are aware of this split but feel conflicted in their chosen affiliations.

After leaving the Renaissance Society's current show, Su-Mei Tse's The Ich-Manifestation , its thundering sound continues to echo. The thud... thud... thud... of a large approaching predator leaves a haunting impression and reaches to very basic survival instincts. Is it an inescapable fate?