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Newfound Appreciation <Tab/>Who is this man referring to himself as my tour guide, and just what is contemporary art? There I stood that Wednesday afternoon with my college Composition class in the entryway to the Daum Museum. To be honest, I was tired, hungry, and had no desire to look at contemporary art. We were there to observe what the guide of our tour described as "great pieces of artwork." …

…depending on who is viewing the artwork. What I thought was going to be forty-five minutes of complete boredom that ordinary school day ended up being one of those small, life-changing events. Because I viewed Michiko Itatani's America Blue on my trip to the Daum Museum that day, I now can now look at that piece of contemporary art and value it because of the story it can tell, in particular, the story of September 11, 2001.