Nov
Art of Confrontation
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Drawings by Ferando Botero Abu Ghraib Art of Confrontation Exhibtion American University Museum The Katzen Arts Center Washington DC.
Art of Confrontation
The art world continues to confront injustice with the latest exhibitions of political art at the Katzen Arts Centre in Washington DC. The exposition "Art of Confrontation" addresses three different human rights issues.
Fernando Botero's paintings and drawings are inspired by the writings of Seymour M. Hersh in the New Yorker on the torture at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
A collection of paintings by Irving Norman depict a constricted and industrial society. Described as Social Realism, these are paintings of masses of people covering the canvas in confined and controlled environments. These works, entitled "Dark Metropolis" were created to describe the inhumanity and inequality in our cities.
Nineteen feminist artists provide their prospective of the feminist movement during the confrontational years of the sixties and seventies. Featured artists include Judy Chicago, Jane Kaufman, Yolanda Lopez, Cynthia Mailman, and Canadian Miriam Schapiro. The curators Norma Broude and Mary D. Garrard have set out a remarkable collection of art portraying feminist expression in this "Claiming Space" exhibition.
Viewings:
"Fernando Botero: Abu Ghraib" is presented at the AU Museum at the Katzen through Dec 30
"Claiming Space: Some American Feminist Originators" runs through Jan 27
"Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism" is in place through Jan 27
For more information contact:
http://american.edu/cas/katzen/museum/exhibitions.cfm
