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Protest art is the creative works produced by activists and social movements. It is a traditional means of communication, utilized by a cross section of collectives ...
The artivist (artist + activist) uses their artistic talents to fight and struggle against injustice and oppression—by any medium necessary. The artivist merges commitment to freedom and justice with the pen, the lens, the brush, the voice, the body, and the imagination. The artivist knows that to make an observation is to have an obligation.
Social justice art, and arts for social justice, encompasses a wide range of visual and performing art that aim to raise critical consciousness, build community, and motivate individuals to promote social change. [1] Art has been used as a means to record history, shape culture, cultivate imagination, and harness individual and social ...
A protester holds up a large black power raised fist in the middle of the crowd that gathered at Columbus Circle in New York City for a Black Lives Matter Protest spurred by the death of George Floyd.
The Black Lives Matter movement has been depicted and documented in various artistic forms and mediums including film, song, television, and the visual arts. In some instances this has taken place in the form of protest art (also referred to as activist art or "artivism"). [1]
Monica Uszerowicz, a local arts writer, artist and protest organizer, said the art world should reckon with its silence around global socio-political issues. As the granddaughter of Holocaust ...
In the early '60s and into the '70s, Americans of many backgrounds were unified over a shared opposition to the Vietnam War.The most well-known demonstration for many is the Kent State University protest where four students were killed by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970. [12]
The additional fencing erected around the White House last week has quickly become a wall of protest signs and artwork memorializing George Floyd. Protesters cover new White House fence with ...