Sentences with phrase «sociopolitical upheavals»
Citing the decade's significance as a period in which dramatic changes in the nature of art practice went hand in hand with sociopolitical upheavals worldwide, the 17 - member, crossdepartmental curatorial team — led by Temkin and Martino Stierli, chief curator of architecture and design — describe the installation as «organized through the lens of the 1960s.»
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Amid the sociopolitical upheavals of the day, Arte Povera artists questioned the established languages of government, industry, and culture by proclaiming the porosity of the artwork, and exalting in its contingency: suddenly, a potential chemical reaction or simple transfer of energy could comprise the work itself.
As part of the exhibition opening, several artists featured in After Darkness: Southeast Asian Art in the Wake of History — FX Harsono, Nge Lay, and Tuan Andrew Nguyen — come together for a thought - provoking discussion on their experiences navigating dramatic and often dangerous sociopolitical upheavals, and the profound effect these experiences have had on their artistic practices.
Halassa was born in Amman, Jordan, amid the sociopolitical upheaval wrought by the rise of religious fundamentalism across the Middle East in the late 1970s.
The exhibit, which the art website Hyperallergic described as «perhaps the most important exhibition New York has seen in recent years,» highlights the work of Black women during a period of tremendous cultural and sociopolitical upheaval.
Artistic change paralleled sociopolitical upheaval around the globe, and these seismic shifts reach to the present moment.
Not exact matches
On view from September 13 through December 23, 2017, Speech / Acts brings together recent work and new commissions by six artists: Jibade - Khalil Huffman, Steffani Jemison, Tony Lewis, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Kameelah Janan Rasheed, and Martine Syms, who reflect upon experiences growing up through the social upheavals of the 1990s and draw on the current sociopolitical climate and the preceding Black Arts Movement in their work.