Film by Australian documentarian Ben-Moshe will be broadcast on ABC next week, showing career of the exiled Chinese cartoonist and street-artist Badiucao.
Political Artwork archive on Democracy Chronicles
These Political Artwork articles reflect the strong relationship between the arts and politics, particularly between various kinds of art and power, occurs across historical epochs and cultures. As they respond to contemporaneous events and politics, the arts take on political as well as social dimensions, becoming themselves a focus of controversy and even a force of political as well as social change. Also see our main section on Political Art or our extensive articles on World Protest.
Ramsey Muñiz; The Rebirth
New book profiles Ramsey Muñiz’s endurance of close to three decades imprisonment including five years in solitary confinement, as a deeply spiritual man who hasn’t lost his sense of justice.
Turkish Rights Group Turns to Art to Represent the ‘Disappeared’
The hope of organizers of an Istanbul exhibition is to keep up the pressure to find those who vanished and ultimately to hold accountable those responsible.
Norman Rockwell’s Images of Freedom Revisited 75 Years Later
Norman Rockwell is considered one of America’s most beloved and influential artists, painting scenes of ordinary Americans at work.
New Museum Opening at Statue of Liberty
A new museum opening at Statue of Liberty gives visitors another opportunity to explore history and the impact the iconic structure has had on the world.
Ugandan Legislator-Singer Vows to Continue Protest in Music
The Ugandan singer and legislator known as Bobi Wine has vowed to continue using music to denounce longtime President Yoweri Museveni.
Puppeteers Lead Message of Tolerance in Pakistan
Narrow alleys of poor neighborhood in Pakistani city of Karachi known for drugs, children are learning about peace and tolerance from string puppets.
John Singleton, Maker of ‘Boyz N the Hood,’ Dies at 51
Director John Singleton made the Oscar-nominated “Boyz N the Hood” and continued to probe the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles.
Sudan Protest Artists Paint 3-Kilometer Banner Against Oppression
As talks between Sudan’s protesters and the military make slow progress on the issue of civilian rule, one group is creating a colorful push to the process.
Turkish Political Cartoonist Musa Kart Returned To Prison
CRNI is saddened to report that past winner of our Courage in Editorial Cartooning Award Musa Kart is once again a prisoner in Turkey this evening.