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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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07/08/2020
Once again, Banksy has stepped up, showing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, following the death of George Floyd in America. Banksy is as much political activist as he is artist. His latest work highlights racism, about which he has said in an accompanying statement: “ At first I thought I should just shut up and listen to black people about this issue. But why would I do that? It’s not their problem, it’s mine”. And Banksy’s not alone in using art as a powerful platform to protest. Over the last 100 years, artists have been outspoken protesters on issues from LGBTQ+ rights and feminism to equal-pay and anti-racism. Protest artwork can question, disturb and even change the status quo. Silence = death became Keith Haring’s slogan for AIDS awareness in the 80s.