Politically indirect: outing the activist artist by Platt, Susan

Art Papers, v. 23 no5 (September/October 1999) p. 32-7.

Political activism among artists is discussed. Political activism among artists is only rarely
tied to socialism and communism, collective actions, or participation in protests, which
characterized the social realism of the 1920s and 1930s. Today, artists' political activism
usually involves individual commitments such as work with refugee children or AIDS
sufferers. However, a small number of courageous, committed artists such as Sue Coe, Selma
Waldman, and Deborah Lawrence use a recognizable imagery to communicate directly on a
specific political issue, for example protesting war and human-rights atrocities. Other artists,
such as Claudia Bernardi, Sharon Siskin, and Carol Becker, are also educators who advocate
artists' activist role in society. Others, including the Chicago Public Art Group, Marita Dingus,
and Ken Parker, involve the community in the creation of public art.

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