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A protest art exhibition has opened at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum featuring three striking portraits, the faces partly obscured by black paint. All three paintings represent lives that have been devastated by the climate crisis in countries around the world. The painti...

Indiana State Museum Exhibits Protest Murals The Indiana State Museum will feature six murals painted by Indianapolis artists. “RESPONSE: Images and Sounds of a Movement” are expressions its creators hope will spur conversation about how and why last year’s social and racial inequity protests occurred in downtown Indianapolis. Curator Kisha Tandy said interviews with the artists contributed to the collection’s uniqueness. “Within those interviews, they talk about their creative process, about creating the pieces right in the moment, and the people that they encountered, the support ...

Voina, Pussy Riot, And Petr Paavlensky Voina, Pussy Riot, And Petr Paavlensky 387 Words2 Pages While taking the course, Contemporary Russia, we discussed Protest Art and specific artists who share their beliefs with the Russian people through art to expose their worldviews. Protest Art plays a major role in Russia revealing how corrupt and brutal the government operates. We focused on contemporary artists including Voina, Pussy Riot, and Petr Pavlensky because they are willing to risk their safety to honestly portray how the Russian government abuses the rights of its citizens. In my essay I ...

/ Brian William Haw lived for almost ten years in Parliament Square. He was a thorn in the flesh of the British establishment and became a symbol of the anti-war movement against the conflicts first in Afghanistan and then Iraq. An evangelical Christian, he’d served in the Merchant Navy, worked as a removal man and had a wife and seven children, whom he left to set up his protest in 2001. A one-man political protest, his camp and banners were erected on the grass in Parliament Square, creating a striking contrast to the 19th-century architecture and seat of power across the road. After leg...