What do Mickey Mouse, Coca Cola, McDonald's golden arches and the stars and stripes all have in common? They are all stamped with an illustrious, invisible but totally obvious seal that
proclaims, ""Made in America."" These images and others like them have become stand-ins for the country itself, recognizable to people all over the world. With bright colors and radical
designs, they symbolize the United States, a place heralded for its wealth of opportunities and the rich creativity that can only thrive in a land of the free. Whether produced as the result of
rags to riches stories, or as allegorical takes on a fascinating culture, these images provoke spirited responses the world over, attaining cult status on a global level. FOR WHICH IT STANDS
presents a collection of contemporary artists working in diverse media who use these traditional American icons to relate their own inspired ideas.
Carla Sakamoto is an art and design book editor and writer based in New York City. Having begun her career in magazine publishing at The Cond矇 Nast Publications, she then received her Master's
degree in Modern Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has since been a book editor for leading illustrated book publishing houses such as Rizzoli International
Publications, Assouline Publishing, and Acanthus Press for over ten years. Her expertise in illustrated books includes developing and packaging visually-arresting children's picture books with
renowned artists and graphic designers. In addition, she currently writes art criticism for Artwrit.com and has also written on art, architecture, design, fashion, food, and lifestyle topics
for Surface, Blackbook, and Bon App矇tit magazines.
