“Street Art Narratives: Community, Demonstration, and Solidarity” Symposium at the Wende Museum of the Cold War

Street Art Narratives: Community, Demonstration, and Solidarity
Sunday, September 14, from 12-2pm
The Wende Museum of the Cold War, 10808 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230

This mini-symposium focuses on the intersections of art-power-politics — from Los Angeles to Eastern Europe, with a focus on Ukraine. Artists and scholars from these regions, all greatly affected by authoritarian-leaning governments and war-mongers, come together to discuss how the ‘street’ responds to external pressure by calling for resistance, humor, beauty, satire, parody, pride, and direct action. Six speakers give brief presentations from their fields of study and practice, followed by two panels on … Read more