An exhibit opened in Boston this weekend featuring work by 37 “Artists for Bernie Sanders.” Artists showing their “revolutionary” work include Shepard Fairey and Donny Miller. It’s an extremely short-term exhibit—it opened yesterday and will continue through Sunday, Feb 21. There is talk of bringing it to New York in April.
I don’t want to violate copyright on images, so I encourage you to click on the link below, where many of them, as well as shots of the whole show, are pictured.
artery.wbur.org/…
My favorite is a bronze sculpture of a “fat cat” in a top hat toying with a little kitten dangling from its paw. The sculpture, entitled “99 Problems (Bein’ Rich Ain’t One),” is by Charlie Becker, who stated: “Income inequality is at the heart of all the other problems we are trying to solve—it needs to be addressed if we hope to make gains in other areas.”
Luis Calderin, director of arts and culture for the Sanders campaign said:
“It was important for Bernie that if we created art around this campaign and around this movement that it not just be focused around him, that it be around issues important to the artists and to Americans”
Calderin grew up in Burlington, Vermont, went to school with Sanders’ kids, and made a career in marketing before joining the Sanders presidential campaign last July.
I’m wondering: do most political campaigns—especially at this early stage of the game—even have directors of arts and culture? I think it’s awesome that Bernie’s does.
If you live in the Boston area, go see it! Admission is, of course, free to all.