Tag: Art & Politics
Art & Politics
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The conductor’s baton is mightier than the sword: The West-Eastern Divan...
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed Argentine-Israeli pianist and conductor of several leading orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Staatskapelle...
The politics behind Picasso’s art.
Can we distinguish the art from the artist who makes it? When
we get to know the political affiliations, lives and controversies of...
Art as propaganda – mightier than the sword
Arno
Breker once said that his sculptures had “nothing to do
with politics… for good art is above politics”. This German artist, oftentimes
referred to...
The art behind flags: what can we learn from it?
Vexillology
is the study behind the history and the design of flags. This isn’t just some
niche hobby. The NAVA, the North American Vexillological...
How Banksy is giving us all a voice in politics
On February 13th, an artwork showed up on a wall in Bristol, England,
depicting a little girl firing a slingshot into the sky,...