LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest
The Extraordianry Treck of George Takei
Dorothea Lange : migration and the American Dream
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Lange
The problem we all live with
The “Contemporary” Racial Conscience and Sensitivity of Norman Rockwell
Connecting Verbal and Visual
A show about the relationship between seeing and reading feels like a return to Romanticism – a belief in the passionate expression of the spirit read the whole article: Poet Slah Artist
On how JR’s confrontational street art went global
Backdrops to a riot: JR on how his confrontational street art went global Migrants, Mayra, Picnic Across the Border … spanning the US-Mexican border at Tecate, 2017. Photograph: JR-art.net His portraits of his Paris neighbourhood summed up its residents’ anger. Now his subversive installations straddle borders, float on boats and envelop favelas. We speak to … Continuer la lecture
G7 leaders depicted in Mount Recyclemore e-waste sculpture
G7 leaders depicted in Mount Recyclemore e-waste sculpture Cornwall art installation created from 20,000 pieces of discarded tech highlights growing threat it poses to environment Mount Recyclemore, the giant sculpture of the G7 leaders, sits on a clifftop near Carbis Bay in Cornwall. Photograph: Hugh R Hastings/Getty Steven Morris Thu 10 Jun 2021 The seven … Continuer la lecture
Art to assert one’s identity – Native Australians’ challenge
Denial of the humanity of Black folk is at the core of white supremacy, and it’s not simply a matter for the justice system; it’s been upheld through centuries of cultural propaganda. The narratives perpetuated through books, music, films and TV intentionally erase Black tenderness, cementing deep biases that foster an environment where doctors routinely … Continuer la lecture
Cartooning the world
https://cartoonmovement.com/
Are statues History ?
from ABC Australia, listen to this very interesting presentation & analysis
Sculptures to mourn our dead.
A public space to grieve a soulmate lost to a virus. Tay, the Aids memorial, in New Steine, Brighton, by Romany Mark Bruce and Morris Singer Art Foundry. Photograph: Lawrence Suss/Art UK Dr Anthony McIntosh, public sculpture manager, Art UK Wed 3 Feb 2021 06.00 GMT This striking memorial, in New Steine gardens, Brighton, … Continuer la lecture
