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Destruction of the National Front

Date:
Dec 3 1979

TATE: Destruction of the National Front by the artist Eddie Chambers is a collage on four panels depicting the deconstruction of an image of the Union flag shaped as a swastika. For the first panel in the sequence, the artist…

Sun Mu: From Propaganda to Protest

Practitioner:
Sun Mu

Date:
Dec 3 1979

“Sun Mu is not the artist’s actual name. It’s a nom de plume that uses a combination of two Korean words that translate to ‘The Absence of Borders’. It not only represents what he feels is the transcendence of art…

Animal-rights activist Le Fou Uses Street Art To Save Animals

Practitioner:
Le Fou

Date:
Dec 3 1979

Animal-rights activist and artist Constantin Le Fou has made his ‘Vegan Club’ celebrity street art a Los Angeles staple. If you’ve been vegan for a while, then you’re likely familiar with the joke, “The first rule of ‘vegan club’ is:…

The Problem We All Live With

Practitioner:
Norman Rockwell

Date:
Dec 3 1979

The Norman Rockwell Museum is very unique. It attracts people of all ages from all around the world to visit. I’ve heard adults saying “I remember selling that copy of The Post door to door!” or seen children’s excited faces…

“Cuntrol”

Practitioner:
Marilyn Minter

Date:
Dec 3 1979

It’s almost no surprise that the Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade happened this past week. Since its enaction in 1973, there have been numerous occasions where politicians and people alike have tried hacking away at its success in…

“We stand in solidarity”-Asian American Artist Confront Racism

Practitioner:
Godzilla: Asian American Art Network, Mike Keo, Monyee Chau

Date:
Dec 3 1979

Unleashed by anxiety over the pandemic, the nationwide rise in anti-Asian hate has served as a call to action for many Asian American artists to take a stand: To actively challenge the historic negative stereotype of the vice- and disease-ridden…

Negro Matapacos

Practitioner:
Maldito Perrito

Date:
Dec 3 1979

The streets of Santiago are once again alive with the spirit of revolution. For weeks now, working-class Chileans have occupied national monuments and blocked major intersections in protest of widespread inequality. They desire full reform — a request so long…

Homeworkers

Practitioner:
Margaret F. Harrison

Date:
Dec 3 1979

Homeworkers 1977 is the central piece of a multidisciplinary project that comprised photographs, interviews, news clippings and a large canvas documenting the situation of non-unionised women doing manual work at home. A painting in two parts, Homeworkers comprises a title…

“Yes I’m Hot of This” Explores the Experience of Muslim American Women One Panel at a Time

Practitioner:
Adams Media, Huda Fahmy

Date:
Dec 3 1979

Comic artist Huda Fahmy has been breaking down walls with her hilarious comic “Yes, I’m Hot in This.” In her own words, “What started as my therapeutic way of dealing with the Islamophobia and prejudice I encounter on the daily…

Emory Douglas, “Afro-American Solidarity With the Oppressed People of the World,” 1969

Practitioner:
Emory Douglas, The Black Panthers

Date:
Dec 3 1979

Emory Douglas joined the Black Panthers in January 1967 at the age of 23, just three months after Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded the party. Douglas, who had studied graphic design at San Francisco City College, swiftly became…