Art and Politics Now

Criticism must think of itself as . . . opposed to every form of tyranny, domination and abuse. Its social goals are non-coercive knowledge produced in the interest of human freedom. Edward Said The World The Text and the Critic 1983

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Art and Politics Now Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis is PUBLISHED

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This was the big week. Seventy people at the launch at Elliott Bay Books in Seattle. The book is now available from Midmarch Arts Press, 300...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Contemporary Native Artists

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Lara Evans , art historian and artist, as well as Evergreen State College professor, has published with other authors a new book called Art ...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Alison Saar

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 Blood Sweat and Tears, 2005 wood, copper, bronze, paint and tar    Lunarseas: Sea of Serenity, 2007 copper, tin and wood   Y...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Imaging Others Cultural Intersections in the Colonial Period

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Look at this wonderful image! It is a detail of a print by the Japanese artist, Yoshitora in 1860 looking at an American couple who are visi...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Amazing Birds

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This is a trumpeter swan flying. They make an amazing sound, which is why they are called trumpeters. The white spots on the ground are more...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Inscape: Art in a former Immigration Detention Facility

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Inscape was an installation of art in a former immigration facility where people were detained until 2003 when a new and much bigger facilit...
Monday, November 15, 2010

Picasso at the Seattle Art Museum

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The Acrobat, 1930 Courtesy Musee National de Picasso, Paris Finally, I have some time to post a comment on this extraordinary exhibition of ...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Azar Nafisi in Des Moines Iowa

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When I went to visit my grandchildren in Des Moines Iowa, I was excited to discover that Azar Nafisi was speaking, sponsored by Drake Unive...
Monday, October 18, 2010

New York City Creative Time

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I have just returned from the Creative Tme Summit Revolutions in Public Practice . The entire conference is  on line at the Creative Time we...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Art and Politics Now goes to publisher

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This is the work of Hana' Malallah, an artist from Baghdad who is included in my book. The title of the work is "The Looting of t...
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