Research- Article 'Art after Trump'
Art After Trump
‘We should expect that, as cultural producers, we would be capable of offering a cultural analysis of the political shift happening with Trump, and ways of resisting it, in ways that goes beyond shock, surprise, and moral outrage.’
‘Direct opposition to everything that contemporary art prides itself on being, to all the core values of cultural exchange, multiculturalism, permissiveness, abstraction, and speculation we hold so dear.’
This article was of great interest due to the fact it confirms the modern cultural addiction to selfish gain. Specifically in the west, however, so many seem shocked by the rise of Trump. It does not seem surprising that finally, an embodiment of past selfishness has been elected. Ultimately, change is usually forced upon people before the effects are seen. This unfortunately is die to an understanding of quite how much of an impact our western world has upon other parts of the globe.
More than ever art seems a vital tool to aim to progress societal change. However, a need for a more deep rooted movement is needed to alter mind sets rather than a single vote.
This article was of great interest due to the fact it confirms the modern cultural addiction to selfish gain. Specifically in the west, however, so many seem shocked by the rise of Trump. It does not seem surprising that finally, an embodiment of past selfishness has been elected. Ultimately, change is usually forced upon people before the effects are seen. This unfortunately is die to an understanding of quite how much of an impact our western world has upon other parts of the globe.
More than ever art seems a vital tool to aim to progress societal change. However, a need for a more deep rooted movement is needed to alter mind sets rather than a single vote.
‘That a vast majority of male voters, and a high number of female voters, would be attracted to Trump should not surprise us after centuries of patriarchy.’
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