Rirkrit Tiravanija (Thai, born Argentina 1961). untitled (the days of this society is numbered / December 7, 2012). 2014. Synthetic polymer paint and newspaper on linen, 87 × 84 1/2″ (221 × 214.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund. © 2015 Rirkrit Tiravanija

Cai Guo-Qiang (Chinese, born 1957). Borrowing Your Enemy’s Arrows. 1998. Wood boat, arrows, metal, rope, canvas sail, flag, and electric fan, overall approx 60″ x 23′ 7″ x 7′ 6″ (152.4 x 720 x 230 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Glenn D. Lowry,1999. © 2015 Cai Guo Qiang

Camille Henrot (French, born 1978). Grosse Fatigue. 2013. Video (color, sound). 13 min. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty-First Century. Original music by Joakim. Voice by Akwetey Orraca-Tetteh. Text written in collaboration with Jacob Bromberg. Producer: kamel mennour, Paris; with the additional support of: Fonds de dotation Famille Moulin, Paris. Production: Silex Films. Silver Lion – 55th Venice Biennale 2013. Project conducted as part of the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship Program, Washington, DC. Special thanks to: the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. © ADAGP Camille Henrot. Courtesy the artist, Silex Films, and kamel mennour, Paris

Kara Walker (American, born 1969). Gone: An Historical Romance of a Civil War as It Occurred b’tween the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart. 1994. Paper, overall: 13 x 50′ (396.2 x 1524 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of The Speyer Family Foundation in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis, 2007 © 2015 Kara Walker

Takashi Murakami (Japanese, born 1962). 727. 1996. Synthetic polymer paint on canvas board, three panels, 9′ 10″ x 14′ 9″ (299.7 x 449.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of David Teiger, 2003. © 2015 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., courtesy Blum & Poe, Los Angeles

Hito Steyerl (German, born 1966). November. 2004. Video (color, sound). 25 min. Committee on Media and Performance Art Funds, 2014. Editor: Stefan Landorf. Assistant: Yasmina Dekkar. Protagonist: Uli Maichle. Supported by: Klaus, Mehmet Aktas, Peter Grabher, Marta Kuzma, and Lisa Rosenblatt. © 2015 Hito Steyerl. Courtesy Wilfried Lentz, Rotterdam.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres (American, born Cuba. 1957–1996). “Untitled” (Toronto). 1992. Light bulbs, porcelain light sockets and extension cord, overall dimensions vary with installation. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Emily and Jerry Spiegel, 1997. © The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation, courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York

Rivane Neuenschwander (Brazilian, born 1967) with Cao Guimarães (Brazilian, born 1965). Ash Wednesday (Quarta-Feira de Cinzas)/Epilogue. 2006. Video (color, sound). 5:44 min. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty First Century, 2007. © 2015 Rivane Neuenschwander, courtesy the artist and Galeria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London

David Goldblatt. (South African, born 1930). Barbers, Newton, Johannesburg. November 1, 2003. Pigmented inkjet print. 19 5/8 x 27 1/16″ (49.9 x 68.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. David H. McAlpin Fund. © 2015 David Goldblatt

Allan Sekula (American, 1951–2013). Boy Looking at His Mother. Staten Island Ferry. New York Harbor from the series Fish Story, Chapter One. February 1990. Dye transfer print, 32 1/8 x 22 5/8 (81.6 x 57.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Vital Projects Fund, Robert B. Menschel. © 2015 Allan Sekula

Rabih Mroué. (Lebanese, born 1967). The Fall of a Hair: Blow Ups (detail). 2012. Seven pigmented inkjet prints, each 51 3/16 x 35 7/16″ (130 x 90 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty First Century, 2013. ©2015 Rabih Mroué, courtesy Sfeir-Semler Gallery