Judith Butler extends a means of defining political art that incorporates society’s response to imagery.
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11/01/11 Our Front Porch: What Happened to Political Art in Atlanta?
The idea for BURNAWAY originated from a front-porch conversation about the need for more dialogue about local art. Please welcome Louise Shaw, this month’s curator of Our Front Porch, a series of guest reviews and topics for open discussion with you, our readers.
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11/06/08 A Group Discussion of McCallum and Tarry's Within Our Gates
For Southern photographers, there seems an intrinsic need to examine the history of the region. This year’s ACP public art piece, Within Our Gates, is yet another meditation on segregation and the politics of the Civil Rights movement. Artists Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry, an interracial couple currently based in NYC, attempt to reinvigorate the [...]
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10/28/08 "The Soldier Billboard Project" on Marietta Street
This billboard first caught my eye on a recent drive down Marietta Street. Initially, I didn’t know what to make of it. The huge human head and capital letters simply stating “SOLDIER” led me to think this was just a new military recruitment ad.
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10/15/08 Martha Rosler: Bringing the War Home at Emory Visual Arts Gallery
Martha Rosler has seamlessly fused the Dada aesthetic of Hannah Höch with social commentary comparable to Barbara Kruger. Her current show at the Emory Visual Arts Gallery displays her original “Bringing the War Home” series from 1967-1972, documenting the Vietnam War, as well as the more recent “Bringing the War Home: House Beautiful” series from [...]
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karley: nice!
Jared: Excited for the Bowman collection. She is someone to keep an eye on
ruth: What do you do with difficult lines of memory? Fold them into a san
Beth Lilly: I know! That's exactly the type of work I had in mind with the call f
Jason Francisco: Davis' bulletin boards seem to me actually to be photographs themselve