HOW DO ARTISTS COMBAT PROPOGANDA?

Lynn Trimble

“Fortunately Lauren R. O’Connell, who curated the exhibition along with Keshia Turley, didn’t settle for crafting a visually compelling tour of America’s current forays into capitalism, fascism, and racism. Instead, the museum has gathered artworks that address the roots and antecedents of contemporary social injustices, including a trio of sculptures from Jeremy Dean’s Fundament series confronting foundational systems of white supremacy in Florida, the state where recent headlines highlighted book bans and curriculum changes meant to erase the histories and deny the humanity of entire groups of people.”