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The Wick - A Brief History of Protest Art By Aindrea Emelife

Object A Brief History of Protest Art by Aindrea Emelife

This short but powerful debut from art historian and curator Aindrea Emelife surveys eight decades of defiant artworks by over 50 established and unknown artists working across a variety of media, from posters to murals. Opening with Picasso’s Guernica (1937), it includes critical and satirical responses to the most urgent socio-political issues of the past 80 years, including the AIDS epidemic, the Black Lives Matter movement and the climate crisis. In doing so, Emelife highlights the role of art in challenging injustices, inequalities and, most importantly, the status quo. ‘I believe art and visual culture can change the world,’ she has said. ‘It can help us understand our own subjectivity and transport us to other worlds, histories, and viewpoints to better understand the world we live in now.’ Add to basket immediately.


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The Wick - Haas brothers poker set
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Objects Haas poker set by the Haas Brothers

Design
The Wick - Backgammon board by Alexandra Llewellyn
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Objects The Chase: Summer Table Top Backgammon, by Alexandra Llewellyn

Visual Arts
The Wick - Chess set by Kirico Ueda
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Objects Chess set by Kirico Ueda

Visual Arts
The Wick - A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf
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Objects A Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf 

The Wick - Your body, cast by Studio Bust
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Objects Your body, cast by Studio Bust

The Wick - THE GUERRILLA GIRLS | Dearest Art Collector, 1986
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Objects “Dearest Art Collector” handkerchief by the Guerilla Girls