The Complexities of Artistic Intervention as a Remedy - Freya McMorrow, Bernadette Sayar, Eva Klinkenberg, Alastair Hannaford & Tessa Mendez (2022)

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[...] 21-22) ? https://stoppingstones.org/ ? https://www.stolpersteine.eu/en/home ? The Writing is on the Wall: Annexation Past and Present? 4. Create 1-2 Google Slide in which you: a. Describe the project (goal, audience, location, timeline) b. Explain how artistic intervention happens in this project c. Reflect on main lessons learned from this project d. Reflect on the project's strengths and limitations (if any) e. [...]

[...] The Complexities of Artistic Intervention as a Remedy - Freya McMorrow, Bernadette Sayar, Eva Klinkenberg, Alastair Hannaford & Tessa Mendez (2022) Read the introduction and discussion sections of the article The Complexities of Artistic Intervention as a Remedy (pp. 1-9 and 23-28) 1. Report a direct quote that helps us understand what "artistic intervention" is "By being an oppositional aesthetic practice, a form of fearless speaking in public or, in the final instance, true freedom of speech, public art of the activist or socially engaged type can offer powerful resistance to the state's power structures, becoming civic art, the type of 'art that promotes and creates civic values, invites and fosters citizen participation in public affairs,' all of which are essential to the functioning of democracy as a discursive space." - Todorova and Poposki (p.8) This quote highlights the importance of artistic intervention as a way to question preexistent and controversial monuments and memorials by transforming them so as to convey a new political message, often linked to freedom and democracy. [...]

[...] 10-13) ? "Statue of Alfredo Stroessner remodeled by Carlos Colombino, Paraguay"(pp. 13-15) ? "Cloaking of the statue of Christopher Columbus by Joiri Minaya in Florida" (pp. 16-17) ? "The Monument to the Soviet Army by 'Destructive Creation' in Bulgaria"(pp. 17-19) ? "The Pink Tank by ?erný in the Czech Republic" (pp. 20-21) ? "The Blank Slate: Hope for a New America, by Kwame Akoto-Bamfo in the USA"(pp. [...]

[...] Indeed, some artistic interventions are deemed illegal and labeled as vandalism while others, often approved by governmental organizations, are considered legal and celebrated as works of art. The issue of legality is thus strongly tied with those of celebration, consideration and contestation of art. The legality of an intervention is linked with societal approval and an illegal one does not mean it is vandalism or should be condemned. Furthermore, it is interesting to discuss about conformity and top-down/top-bottom approaches. Some artistic interventions are accepted by States, but this often means that they were commissioned by them or that they will be contested in the future again. [...]