Title: Activist artists | 11 famous protest art examples | Ruth Millington
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Activist artists | 11 famous protest art examples
Why is protest art important?
1. Dada & anti-war protest art
2. Diego Rivera & mural protest art
3. American artists protest the Vietnam War
4. Jacob Lawrence protests racial inequality
5. Keith Haring & AIDS activism
“Art is nothing if you don’t reach every segment of the people” – Keith Haring.
6. Paula Rego & abortion rights
7. Guerilla Girls & feminism
8. Ai Wei Wei & political protest art
“I believe the core value of an artist must be to express yourself freely and fight for the freedom of others” – Ai Wei Wei.
9. Nan Goldin protests drug money
10. Void One attacks government cuts
“I didn’t set out to make political art but art is a platform where I can vent my frustrations” – Void One.
11. Kara Walker & anti-empire protest art
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Content: Around 30 artists, including Marcel Duchamp, Tristan Tzara, Hans Arp and Hannah Hoch, were intent on opposing bourgeois culture. They are best known for their use of readymades – everyday objects presented as art. Duchamp’s choice of a urinal challenged and offended even his fellow artists. “Gloriosa Victoria” (Glorious Victory) by Diego Rivera. Oil on linen. 1954. 2. Diego Rivera & mural protest art
Diego Rivera was one of the leaders of the Mexican Mural Movement of the 1920s. He created popular political murals throughout Mexico that included attacks on the ruling class, the church and capitalism. Instead, he promoted communism and socialism, and wanted to protect workers’ rights.