ENCOUNTER: ENGAGING THE SOCIAL CONTEXT — Contemporary artists that come to YBCA are very often deeply engaged with the social context. They are interested in exposing and challenging some of the inequities that exist in the contemporary world and making us think more deeply about issues of social justice, creating change and striving for a better world. Often, they want to provoke us to some sort of change in behavior or action. But their work almost always involves a confrontation, or an encounter, with reality and even truth.