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Political Art

A photo of a political cartoon featuring Abraham Lincoln standing somberly in a dark suit, observing chaos beneath him. Figures below include a blindfolded character holding a document labeled "Trumped Up Charges," a man yelling "DIES" next to a cart with a large fish, and other characters representing groups like "Coughlin," "KKK," and "Silver Shirts" engaged in disorderly activities, symbolizing corruption and hatred.

One Fine Show: ‘William Gropper, Artist of the People’ at The Phillips Collection

The work of this astute political cartoonist, painter and printmaker still feels relevant today.
By Dan Duray
A mural on the Berlin Wall at the East Side Gallery shows Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honecker in a famous embrace, surrounded by painted text and graffiti on the lower wall.

The Offbeat Art of Berlin Decades After the Fall of the Wall

Pieces of the Wall, well and thoroughly graffitied, are scattered around the city, preserved in both prominent plazas and hidden corners.
By Nick Hilden

The Museum of London Has Added the ‘Trump Baby Blimp’ to Its Protest Collection

Parody art has always been a staple of political criticism, but this example certainly feels unique.
By Helen Holmes

Quilting as a Radical Act: An Exhibition Examines the Art Form’s Revolutionary Impact

By Karen Chernick

Banksy Departs From His Recent Political Art With Graffiti of a Hula-Hooping Girl

By Helen Holmes

Andrew Cuomo’s Nautical-Themed 2020 Vision Poster Is the Wildest Art of the Week

By Helen Holmes

Banksy’s Latest Provocation in Bethlehem Delivers Exactly What the City Doesn’t Need

By Helen Holmes

Trump’s Tariffs Will Deal a Blow to the Art Market in China and Beyond

By Helen Holmes

Hong Kong Airport Protesters Are Using Art to Voice Dissent

By Helen Holmes

From Controversial Cartoons to Political Purses, 5 Ways Artists are Getting People to Vote

By Sara Radin
The Illuminator projects the words 'Cancel Trump' on the U.K.'s Parliament House on July 10, 2018.

Projecting Political Messages on Buildings Is This Group’s Genius Form of Activism

By Laura Pitcher
Member of the Pussy Riot punk group Veronika Nikulshina arrives for a court hearing at a courthouse in Moscow, on July 31, 2018, as members of the Russian protest-art group are accused of disturbing public order after invading the pitch during the World Cup final in Moscow. Russian police on July 30 detained four members of the Pussy Riot punk group immediately after they were released from custody.

Pussy Riot Uses Further Detainment to Put Russian Imprisonment Tactics on Show

By Mariana Fernandez
Sue Coe, Healthcare Not Warfare, 2017.

A Century Later, Artist Sue Coe Takes Up Käthe Kollwitz’s Social Justice Crusade

By Margaret Carrigan
Alfredo Jaar, The Garden of Good and Evil, 2017.

Alfredo Jaar Creates a Garden of Good and Evil in Northern England

By Margaret Carrigan
Installation view, Rachel Maclean, Spite Your Face, 2017.

Pinocchio Is a Metaphor for Politics at the Venice Biennale

By Alanna Martinez
A recently painted mural by British graffiti artist Banksy, depicting a workman chipping away at one of the stars on a European Union (EU) themed flag, is pictured in Dover, south east England on May 8, 2017.

Finally, Banksy Has Some Feelings on Brexit

By Alanna Martinez
Institutions from MoMA to the Art Institute of Chicago will be hosting this spring's blockbuster museum shows.

Top 10 Must-See Museum Shows Opening This Spring

By Alanna Martinez
A rendering for Ai Weiwei's Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, a project with the Public Art Project coming to New York in October 2017.

Ai Weiwei Plans to Put Up Fences Across New York

By Alanna Martinez
Protesters make their way through the streets of London during the Women's March on January 21, 2017 in London, England.

Americans Respond to Trump: We’re Going to Need More Art Supplies

By Alanna Martinez
Tahiti Pehrson, The Fates, commissioned by Art Art at Viacom.

A Recipe for the Perfect Art Fair

By Alanna Martinez
Photo by Jasmine Ting/ Observer

Illegal Fashion Show Reveals Thriving Cultural Talents

By Jasmine Ting
The Office for Creative Research's We Were Strangers Once Too is a public sculpture that will be installed in Times Square, featuring data about the United States immigrant populations.

Public Sculpture Displaying Data on US Immigrants Planned for Times Square

By Alanna Martinez
David Burnett, [Larry King, Bill Clinton, and Al Gore Preparing a Television Interview], 1992.

How the White House Was Won (in Pictures), and 5 Other Things to Do in New York Now

By Alanna Martinez
J. K. Rowling attends the press preview of "Harry Potter & The Cursed Child" at Palace Theatre on July 30, 2016 in London, England. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is a two-part West End stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany.

JK Rowling Drops Hint on New Book, Women’s March Seeks Original Art

By Alanna Martinez
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