Five Artists for This Moment

THE NEW YORK TIMES
ANick Cave stages a Soundsuit “invasion” at Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead in 2015. PD Rearick, courtesy of Cranbrook Art Museum
Yet another instance of searing racial injustice in this country, the death of George Floyd has galvanized people far and wide to demand change. Their efforts are a reminder that protest and consciousness-raising come in many forms. Sometimes, it is aesthetic in nature: “The power of the art of public engagement is in how, after news cycles and public outrage have moved on, it makes us see the things we don’t want to,” T’s writer at large Megan O’Grady writes in her 2018 piece on the performance artist Pope.L, best known for his physically punishing crawls through city streets. [More]

  1. William Poe. L
  2. Nick Cave
  3. Carrie Mae Weems
  4. Arthur Jafa
  5. Kerby Jean-Raymond