▁lect ured ▁around ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁From ▁March ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁of ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁political ▁works ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁The ▁Nation ▁Institute ▁and ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁executive ▁offices ▁of ▁The ▁Nation ▁magazine . ▁This ▁covered ▁subjects ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁Sel ma ▁ri ots ▁to ▁the ▁pre empt ive ▁war ▁on ▁Ira q , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁exhibition ▁given ▁to ▁an ▁American ▁artist ▁by ▁The ▁Nation . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁C ened ella ▁un ve iled ▁“ The ▁E as el ▁P ain ting ▁Rev ival ” ▁at ▁Le ▁Cir que ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Robert ▁C ened ella ▁held ▁a ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁at ▁Col gate ▁University ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁conducted ▁a ▁lecture ▁entitled : ▁“ WH AT ▁isn ’ t ▁AR T .” ▁ ▁C ened ella ' s ▁life ▁and ▁works ▁are ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁document ary ▁film ▁Art ▁Bast ard . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Oscar ▁race ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁consideration ▁for ▁the ▁Document ary ▁Fe ature ▁category ▁for ▁the ▁ 8 9 th ▁Academy ▁Awards . ▁It ▁has ▁gar ner ed ▁multiple ▁awards ▁in ▁the ▁festival ▁circuit , ▁such ▁as ▁W inner ▁of ▁Best ▁Document