Feeling paralyzed and not knowing what to write the past few weeks, my round up this Sunday focuses on links related to the global art community's response to the war in Europe.
Conceptual artist Adrian Piper's work has also been haunting my thoughts lately-- this image below and featured, relates to a performance art work first started in response to 9/11 attacks when she asked volunteers to temporarily tattoo the words "EVERYTHING WILL BE TAKEN AWAY" on their foreheads and document the public's response as they walked, took transit, and went about their lives in the streets of New York in the aftermath of violence.
I Grew Up Behind the Iron Curtain. Isolating Russia’s Art and Artists Will Not Help Us Achieve Peace
Why We Need a Post-Colonial Lens to Look at Ukraine and Russia
Russian Yachts Are Held in Harbors. What About Art in Secretive Free Ports?
Venice Biennale Organizers Commit to Staging the Ukrainian Pavilion as Planned
Calling For “No-Fly Zone” Over Ukraine, Artists Launch Hundreds of Paper Planes at Guggenheim Museum
Here's how you can help the Ukraine aid effort by buying art