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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7. Guerilla Girls & feminism
In 1985, the Guerrilla Girls sprung to action as anonymous, gorilla mask-wearing protesters. Known for their feminist protest art, they have fought the lack of recognition and inclusion for women in the art world. Today, the group still protests, speaks, and performs publicly, in art institutions and private galleries. Their concealed identities help to protect the members from ruining their primary careers as artists; instead they use pseudonyms of dead female artists.