The National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. has great cultural programs and a recent program focused on art and climate change. This had me thinking of a wide range of political art which can be from environmentalism to voting.
Click on the link to watch a video about climate science artist, Xavier Cortada.
I came across more political art at the recent Umbrella Art Fair. What caught my eye was a brilliant display of Vote for Your Daughter in which its mission is a "national public art campaign harnessing the power of art to encourage people to prioritize their daughter's future when voting."
At the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) is a great piece by Glenn Kaino called "Bridge". On the website it states, "One of the most memorable images from the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City is the symbolic act of protest by Tommie Smith, winner of the men’s 200-meter race. During the medal ceremony, Smith bowed his head and raised his fist as an assertion of Black solidarity in the fight for human rights. Decades later, artist Glenn Kaino collaborated with Smith to create the monumental sculpture Bridge."
Glenn Kaino: Bridge | Smithsonian American Art Museum
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| Glenn Kaino "Bridge" |
I created my own political art with a message of "VOTE". Voting is the utmost responsibility of a citizen, and I don't take it lightly that my ancestors fought for the right to vote. ~ JM
