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Art

This board surveys a number of influential artists, and it explores the role of art as a means of working out public memory, criticizing the status quo, and…
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"The best art is political and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time."  ~ Toni Morrison Toni Morrison, Cool Art, Guess, Politics, Good Things, Beautiful
"The best art is political and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time." ~ Toni Morrison
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The Sociological Cinema
"The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude."  ~ George Orwell George Orwell, Mam, Activism, Opinion, Verses, Attitude, Appreciation, Meant To Be, Poems
"The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude." ~ George Orwell
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The Sociological Cinema
I wanted to write  a poem that rhymes but revolution doesn't lend itself to be-bopping  then my neighbor who thinks I hate  asked - do you ever write tree poems - I like trees so I thought I'll write a beautiful green tree poem peeked from my window to check the image noticed the school yard was covered with asphalt no green - no trees grow in manhattan  then, well, I thought the sky I'll do a big blue sky poem but all the clouds have winged... ~ Nikki Giovanni, "For Saundra," 1968 Tree Poem, Rhyming Poems, School Yard, Writing Poems, Growing Tree, Asphalt, Green Trees, Bop, Giovanni
I wanted to write a poem that rhymes but revolution doesn't lend itself to be-bopping then my neighbor who thinks I hate asked - do you ever write tree poems - I like trees so I thought I'll write a beautiful green tree poem peeked from my window to check the image noticed the school yard was covered with asphalt no green - no trees grow in manhattan then, well, I thought the sky I'll do a big blue sky poem but all the clouds have winged... ~ Nikki Giovanni, "For Saundra," 1968
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The Sociological Cinema
"Dial Down the Feminism" - Last week one of my art teachers suggested I 'dial down the feminism.' Today I showed him my newest piece.  ~ @alexbertanades, February 2018. Misogyny, Oppression, Feminism Today, Feminism Art, Protest Signs, Intersectional Feminism, Power To The People, Patriarchy, Professor
"Dial Down the Feminism" - Last week one of my art teachers suggested I 'dial down the feminism.' Today I showed him my newest piece. ~ @alexbertanades, February 2018.
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The Sociological Cinema
"Art helps us identify with one another and expands our notion of we -- from the local to the global."  ~ Olafur Eliasson Why Is Art Important, Art Quotes, Life Quotes, Olafur Eliasson, Dictionary Definitions, Definition Art, Mental Health And Wellbeing, World Economic Forum, Creativity Quotes
"Art helps us identify with one another and expands our notion of we -- from the local to the global." ~ Olafur Eliasson
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The Sociological Cinema
When Racism & Sexism Are No Longer Fashionable, What Will Your Art Collection Be Worth?  ~ Guerrilla Girls Jasper Johns Paintings, Save The Internet, Guerrilla Girls, Polling Place, Media Messages, Protest Art, Early Voting, Body Shaming, Intersectionality
When Racism & Sexism Are No Longer Fashionable, What Will Your Art Collection Be Worth? ~ Guerrilla Girls
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The Sociological Cinema
"Art is presented as politicallly neutral as though it is not shaped by a reality of domination."  ~ Bell Hooks, Reel to Real: Race, Sex and Class at the Movies   Source: Saved by the bell hooks, on Tumblr (http://savedbythe-bellhooks.tumblr.com/post/111117946253/source-reel-to-real-race-sex-and-class-at-the) Zack Morris, Kelly Kapowski, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Bell Hooks, Saved By The Bell, Art Teacher, Dominant, Queer, Feminism
"Art is presented as politicallly neutral as though it is not shaped by a reality of domination." ~ Bell Hooks, Reel to Real: Race, Sex and Class at the Movies Source: Saved by the bell hooks, on Tumblr (http://savedbythe-bellhooks.tumblr.com/post/111117946253/source-reel-to-real-race-sex-and-class-at-the)
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The Sociological Cinema
"Artists are here to disturb the peace."  ~ James Baldwin Moca, Aesthetic Theory, Truth And Dare, James Baldwin, Black Authors, African Music, Writers Write, Spoken Word
"Artists are here to disturb the peace." ~ James Baldwin
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The Sociological Cinema
"How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?"  ~ Nina Simone Words Quotes, Sayings, By Any Means Necessary, The Embrace, Out Of Touch, Can You Be, What's Going On, Pretty Words, Black Is Beautiful
"How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?" ~ Nina Simone
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The Sociological Cinema
"Revolution"  Artist: Brandan Odums  As a part of Project Be, Odums painted this graffiti-style mural inside the ruined remains of the Florida public housing development in the 9th Ward. — in New Orleans, Louisiana. Political Art, Graffiti Styles, Till Death, Documentary Photography, Louisiana, Orleans, Remains, Revolution, Street Art
"Revolution" Artist: Brandan Odums As a part of Project Be, Odums painted this graffiti-style mural inside the ruined remains of the Florida public housing development in the 9th Ward. — in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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The Sociological Cinema
"There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are."  ~ Nina Simone  Artist: Brandan Odums  As a part of Project Be, Odums painted this graffiti-style mural inside the ruined remains of the Florida public housing development in the 9th Ward. -- New Orleans, Louisiana. Graffiti Art, Nina Simone, Urban Art, Mural, Heroines
"There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are." ~ Nina Simone Artist: Brandan Odums As a part of Project Be, Odums painted this graffiti-style mural inside the ruined remains of the Florida public housing development in the 9th Ward. -- New Orleans, Louisiana.
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The Sociological Cinema
"Race is performative!"  ~ Saul Williams  Artist: Ron Wimberly (https://medium.com/the-nib/) Black History Quotes, Black History Facts, Black History Month, African American Artist, Hip Hop Art, African Diaspora, African History, Black Power
"Race is performative!" ~ Saul Williams Artist: Ron Wimberly (https://medium.com/the-nib/)
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The Sociological Cinema
"You have to be taught to be second class. You're not born that way."  ~ Lena Horne  Artist: Ron Wimberly (https://medium.com/the-nib/) Native American History, African American History, British History, Equity Quotes, Inspirational Words Of Wisdom, Wisdom Quotes
"You have to be taught to be second class. You're not born that way." ~ Lena Horne Artist: Ron Wimberly (https://medium.com/the-nib/)
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The Sociological Cinema
"Art or vandalism? Who fuckn cares?" Melbourne Australia, Text Messages, Installation Art, Lush, Graffiti, Shed, The Outsiders, Outdoor Structures
"Art or vandalism? Who fuckn cares?"
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The Sociological Cinema
In this painting titled, “Behind the Myth of Benevolence” a portrait of a silver-haired man is peeled back like a fallen drape, revealing behind it a nude depiction of a black woman, gazing at the viewer. As with this painting, many of the works allude to the historical absence of African Americans and women from the verbal and visual canons of the West ( 2014, oil on canvas 59 x 34 x 6 inches).  Artist: Titus Kapha, from his show, “Drawing the Blinds” African American Art, African Art, American Artists, Time Painting, Art Painting, Phineas E Ferb, Arte Black, Creation Art, Photocollage
In this painting titled, “Behind the Myth of Benevolence” a portrait of a silver-haired man is peeled back like a fallen drape, revealing behind it a nude depiction of a black woman, gazing at the viewer. As with this painting, many of the works allude to the historical absence of African Americans and women from the verbal and visual canons of the West ( 2014, oil on canvas 59 x 34 x 6 inches). Artist: Titus Kapha, from his show, “Drawing the Blinds”
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The Sociological Cinema
"There's no way you're going to get a quote from us to use on your book cover."  ~ Metropolitan Police spokesperson  from Banksy: Wall and Peace  [click on this image to find an excerpt of a documentary on culture jamming] Collateral Beauty, Tumblr Posts, Tumblr Stuff, Funny Quotes, Funny Memes, What’s Going On, Street Artists, Tumblr Funny, Funny Posts
"There's no way you're going to get a quote from us to use on your book cover." ~ Metropolitan Police spokesperson from Banksy: Wall and Peace [click on this image to find an excerpt of a documentary on culture jamming]
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The Sociological Cinema
"We do not escape into philosophy, psychology, and art--we go there to restore our shattered selves into whole ones."  ~ Anais Nin Great Quotes, Quotes To Live By, Inspirational Quotes, Change Quotes, Motivational Quotes, Me Quotes, Peace Quotes
"We do not escape into philosophy, psychology, and art--we go there to restore our shattered selves into whole ones." ~ Anais Nin
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The Sociological Cinema
Free the women artists of europe! Museums keep most of them in storage...in the basement...underneath the men. Tell them you want more women on top! www.guerrillagirls.com Mans World, Female Artists, Movie Posters, Museums, Underneath, Resistance
Free the women artists of europe! Museums keep most of them in storage...in the basement...underneath the men. Tell them you want more women on top! www.guerrillagirls.com
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The Sociological Cinema
You're seeing less than half the picture without the vision of women artists and artists of color. Political Posters, Feminism Humor, Sarah Lawrence College, Social Injustice, Feminist Art, Buy Posters
You're seeing less than half the picture without the vision of women artists and artists of color.
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The Sociological Cinema