Do Artists and Designers Have an Obligation To Be Political"
During the chaos of the past year, the most helpful discovery I made was ?Up First,? an NPR podcast that condenses the day?s news into 15 minutes or less. It?s a godsend for anyone who feels fed up with the 24-hour news cycle, and with the constant commentary that accompanies it. By reducing my intake […]
During the chaos of the past year, the most helpful discovery I made was ?Up First,? an NPR podcast that condenses the day?s news into 15 minutes or less. It?s a godsend for anyone who feels fed up with the 24-hour news cycle, and with the constant commentary that accompanies it. By reducing my intake to a few minutes of the most important news, my day is less likely to involve drowning in the clickbait-and-thinkpiece maelstrom that?s become the topography of the Internet. Though this eliminates some distraction, I can?t help feeling overwhelmed by the current volume of political and social strife, a sentiment I know I?m not alone in having. Amidst increasingly troubling news, I noticed that more artists, whose feeds usually focused on aesthetics, were using their platforms to speak out. I felt a sense of solidarity knowing I was in the company of creatives who understood the impact their voices could have, but it also led me to a larger question:
We can?t all be Ai Weiwei or Swoon, but I believe artists should understand where their work stands in relation to the contemporary political and social environment. Everything that we, as culture producers, create is cu...
During the chaos of the past year, the most helpful discovery I made was ?Up First,? an NPR podcast that condenses the day?s news into 15 minutes or less. It?s a godsend for anyone who feels fed up with the 24-hour news cycle, and with the constant commentary that accompanies it. By reducing my intake to a few minutes of the most important news, my day is less likely to involve drowning in the clickbait-and-thinkpiece maelstrom that?s become the topography of the Internet. Though this eliminates some distraction, I can?t help feeling overwhelmed by the current volume of political and social strife, a sentiment I know I?m not alone in having. Amidst increasingly troubling news, I noticed that more artists, whose feeds usually focused on aesthetics, were using their platforms to speak out. I felt a sense of solidarity knowing I was in the company of creatives who understood the impact their voices could have, but it also led me to a larger question:
We can?t all be Ai Weiwei or Swoon, but I believe artists should understand where their work stands in relation to the contemporary political and social environment. Everything that we, as culture producers, create is cu...
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