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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.
2015 Free Speech Protections Key to Democracy
Warning that safety of 2015 free speech advocates is at risk from state and individuals actors
New Age Repression of World’s Political Cartoonists
Violence in Europe and state repression in South America leave political cartoonists in new dangers
Marking 50 Years Since Controversial 1965 Immigration Law
Patterning their wings is a motif taken from signs that riddle highways along the US/Mexico Border, signifying the crossing of undocumented immigrants.
Viral China Environment Film Battles Censors
Unparalleled popularity of China environment film ‘Under the Dome’ breaking records and censors
The Mass Appeasement to Media’s Pervasive Consumerism
We know that consumerism – a social and economic order and ideology that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-greater amounts – can be a disheartening experience of dependence
Gallery of My Highlighted Political Artwork
Democracy Chronicles writer and director John Amaruso shows off his highlighted political artwork. His true passion is to hope that one day this world can be a more transparent, humane, and socially just
Challenging the Artistically Inclined to Create Political Art
Inspired by Banksy’s new work, I’m going to challenge (beg?) my artistically inclined friends/”friends” to use their various talents to create political art
South Korea’s Balloon Diplomacy With North Korea
Opinion split on political artist and activist Park Sang Hak from South Korea’s balloon diplomacy
Filming Democracy Chronicles Broken System Documentary
Thanks to your support, our Design of a Broken System documentary reached its Kickstarter fundraising goal on June 17th and the project has been evolving ever since.