Another important theme to the book is the impact of terrorism on the lives of people and how artists react to this.

But the headlines seize your attention, so you wonder how directly artists will react to those headlines.

The other artists reacted with photographs, videos and installations.

The idea was to see how the artists, all but one from outside New England, would react to the region's material culture, no holds barred.

But how an artist reacts to an unexpected early drop tells you a lot about them.

Various artists reacted on stage to the death of Clarence.

And it is clear that artists are reacting to it.

Other artists react for and against their work.

The artist reacted to the war immediately.

This reminds us that artists react to and reflect the world around them through an internal filter.