The collaborative spirit of agitprop continues on February 17 with the addition to the Agitprop! exhibition of thirty-nine works by twenty contemporary artists or collectives, nominated by participants in the exhibition’s first round. Presented by the Brooklyn Museum’s Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Agitprop! explores the legacy and continued power of politically engaged art. This dynamic and thought-provoking installation, on view through August 7, 2016, features a full range of material, including photography and film, prints and banners, street actions and songs, and TV shows, social media, and performances.
Second wave artists include Amnesty International and El Zeft (Egypt; Nominated by Ganzeer), Andrew Tider and Jeff Greenspan (U.S.; Nominated by Gran Fury), David Brower and Jerry Mander (U.S.; Nominated by Futurefarmers), Huang Rui (China.; Nominated by Zhang Dali), Inder Salim (Kashmir; Nominated by Sahmat Collective), Interference Archive (U.S.; Nominated by Friends of William Blake), Jelili Atiku (Nigeria; Nominated by Adejoke Tugbiyele), Jenny Polak (U.K./U.S.; Nominated by Dread Scott), L.J. Roberts (U.S.; Nominated by Dyke Action Machine), Lady Pink (Ecuador/U.S.; Nominated by Jenny Holzer), Laurie Jo Reynolds (U.S.; Nominated by Coco Fusco), Manuela Ribadeneira (Ecuador/U.K.; Nominated by Luis Camnitzer), Marina Naprushkina (Belarus; Nominated by Chto Delat?), Nancy Buchanan (U.S.; Nominated by Martha Rosler),Not an Alternative (U.S.; Nominated by The Yes Men), Occupy Museums (U.S.; Nominated by Guerrilla Girls),Shani Peters (U.S.; Nominated by Otabenga Jones & Associates), Thenmozhi Soundarajan (U.S.; Nominated by Cecilia Vicuña), Ultra-red (U.S.; Nominated by Los Angeles Poverty Department).
Agitprop! is organized by the staff of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: Saisha Grayson, Assistant Curator; Catherine Morris, Sackler Family Curator; Stephanie Weissberg, Curatorial Assistant; and Jess Wilcox, former Programs Manager.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Embrey Family Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the FUNd, and the Helene Zucker Seeman Memorial Exhibition Fund.