Art Activism: Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold American People Series #20: Die1967
Kerry James Marshall on Faith Ringgold https://www.artforum.com/print/202001/kerry-james-marshall-on-pablo-picasso-faith-ringgold-henri-matisse-and-alma-thomas-81624
Faith Ringgold in the NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/arts/design/faith-ringgold-art.html
Art Activism features the work of artists addressing social issues.
Art Activism: Theaster Gates – Amalgam
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-liverpool/exhibition/theaster-gates-amalgam
Amalgam is inspired by the story of Malaga Island, a racially mixed community off the coast of Maine that was forcibly evicted in 1911. Some of the residents were institutionalized. 100 years later the state of Maine issued an apology.
Art Activism is a new series featuring the work of artists ...Art Activism: Cildo Meireles
Zero Dollar
https://bombmagazine.org/articles/cildo-meireles/
From the series Árvore do dinheiro (Money Tree, 1969). Cildo Meireles (Brazil) created his own parody currency which questions the concept of assigning meaning and value to objects.
Art Activism: Sanford Biggers
http://sanfordbiggers.com/
Conceptual artist and TED Fellow Sanford Biggers uses painting, sculpture, video and performance to spark challenging conversations about the history and trauma of black America. Join him as he details two compelling works and shares the motivation behind his art. 'Only through more thoughtful dialogue about history and race can ...Art Activism: Kara Walker – A Subtlety or the Marvelous Sugar Baby
In 2014 Kara Walker created a giant sphinx sculpture in the soon-to-be demolished Domino sugar factory. The head of the sphinx was based on racist depictions of domestic workers and the work references the brutal history of sugar cultivation. https://creativetime.org/projects/karawalker/
Art Activism is a new series featuring the work of ...Art Activism: Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence, Confrontation at the Bridge (Selma)
Jacob Lawrence, The March, 1995 Silkscreen on Paper
Jacob Lawrence, Revolt on the Amistad
'Through color, texture, value and line, I have attempted to show the powerful drive for freedom that is inherent in all of us at cost.'
Jacob Lawrence
http://www.dcmooregallery.com/exhibitions/jacob-lawrence-the-life-of-toussaint-l-ouverture/
http://www.gregkucera.com/lawrence.htm
Art Activism is a new series featuring ...