Inauguration Day ‘Art Strike’ Sparks Controversy

Inauguration Day ‘Art Strike’ Sparks Controversy

Artists from around the country are organizing an event called “Art Strike” in which those in creative lines of work are being encouraged to skip school and/or work in protest of Donald Trump’s inauguration. The event, which was organized on social media, will take...
Dear Ivanka: Artists Appealing to Trump’s Daughter

Dear Ivanka: Artists Appealing to Trump’s Daughter

Artists unite! There has been an immediate call to action by the Halt Action Group in New York City in the wake of the election of Donald Trump. This group is a coalition of artists, curators, and writers who “felt the need for an immediate response to mitigate...
Naked Donald Trump Sculptures Erected

Naked Donald Trump Sculptures Erected

Somebody has created five naked Donald Trump statues and placed them in major metropolises across the U.S. Five cities—Cleveland, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, and New York—were greeted by life-sized nude Donald Trump figurines on August 18, 2016. The 6’5”...
Donald Trump Makes for a Field Day in the Arts

Donald Trump Makes for a Field Day in the Arts

Artists have a way of saying so much with so little (as the case actually is with a piece of art by Illma Gore, but we’ll get to that). Of course, that’s a misleading way to open this blog: presidential hopeful Donald Trump has given artists and comedians a lot to...