13 Artists On: Immigration - The New York Times
WEBJune 19, 2018. Art doesn’t just reflect the world — it engages with it. Some 10 million to 15 million undocumented immigrants currently live in the United States, and their presence is the...
Immigration and Displacement - National Gallery of Art
WEBThe works of art in this module represent a wide range of views and perspectives on immigration. Some artists contemplated the experiences of their ancestors in their artwork. Other artists witnessed events or journeys connected to immigration and displacement.
When Home Won’t Let You Stay: Migration through Contemporary Art
WEBIn this era of mass migration, and amid ongoing debates about it, When Home Won’t Let You Stay: Migration through Contemporary Art considers how contemporary artists respond to the migration and displacement of people worldwide.
Make America Mexico Again: 10 Artworks About Immigration and …
WEBMay 25, 2017 · But long before Trump’s promises, artists have focused on the region as a site for intervention and as a catalyst for conversations surrounding identity politics, NAFTA and foreign policy, native history, neoliberalism, …
Art about Migration - Smarthistory
WEBMigration is central to human experience, and art history reflects that. Skipping through time and geography, we explore Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series, Lapita pottery, the Akbarnama, and the Mexica codex “Tira de la Peregrinación,” and also discuss contemporary art about migration.
Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores migration and belonging
WEBDec 3, 2019 · As they gathered at the gallery entrance, Parra-Velasco asked the students for words that describe the immigrant experience. Answers ranged from difficult and discrimination to culture, family, and dream. Anissa Medina offered up the Spanish word for lawyer, abogado. She based her choice on the troubles her …
Eight artists looking at experiences of migration | Art UK
WEBSep 28, 2020 · Whether depicting a scene of tragedy or as an expression of personal anguish, beneath the exterior of migration-themed art often lies an urgent call to action. These works resonate with this moment of crisis, and urge us to act.
Crossing Borders: Immigration and American Culture - MoMA
WEBFeb 23, 2017 · The collection of The Museum of Modern Art reflects this fact. This digital exhibition is part of Citizens and Borders, a series of discrete projects at MoMA related to works in the collection that offer a critical perspective on …
Artists Take On Global Migration In 'The Warmth Of Other Suns ... - NPR
WEBAug 20, 2019 · A 10-minute drive from the White House — where immigration has a top spot on the President's "to-do" list — a museum has filled three of its floors with artists' reactions to displacement ...
Migration matters: How art can help us grasp the growing crisis
WEBFeb 20, 2020 · Your latest book focuses on the xenophobia that has countered immigration at every turn in the history of the United States, going back to Benjamin Franklin opposing an influx of Germans. Why is it important to understand this history?
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