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Art of Dissent

Curated by Grace VanderVliet

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Art of Dissent Topics:

  1. Identity and Self-Expression: How do artists challenge or embrace identity? Whose perspectives are visible, and whose are left out?
  2. Social Justice & Inequality: How can art raise awareness of injustice? Is all political art effective?
  3. Freedom of Speech: Shoudl there be limits to artistic expression? Who decides what’s acceptable?
  4. Environmental: How can artists use creative methods to address environmental issues?
  5. Power, Authority, & Protest: How does technology influence truth and perception in art?
  6. Technology, Truth, and Misinformation: How does technology influence truth and perception in art?
  7. Belonging, Exclusion, and Community: How can art create belonging? How does it reveal exclusion?
2019
Titus Kaphar
oil on canvas with nails
1986
Doug Webb
screenprint on paper
circa 1985
Doug Webb
screenprint on paper
2022
McArthur Binion
ink, paint stick, and paper on board
1983
Jenny Holzer
electronic L.E.D. with red diodes
1962; printed 2010
Danny Lyon
gelatin silver print on paper
1974
Jacob Lawrence
screenprint on paper
1980
Howardena Pindell
etching and lithograph on paper
2017
Sonya Clark
digital file template to be painted directly on wall, made up of Sherwin Williams paint colors: Incredible White, Storyteller, Natural Choice
2010
Joanne Leonard
inkjet print on paper
2011
Jordan Eagles
blood, copper preserved on Plexiglass, UV resin
1991
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
40-watt light bulbs, extension cords, porcelain light sockets

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