Is a New Artistic Activism Emerging via Social Media and Forms of Public Protest? - artnet News

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Recent world crises have elicited an unprecedented response on social media and brought on new forms of artistic protest. Think of the brave Mexican artists who have been standing naked in public to protest student killings, shared everywhere online, or take a look at the pictures below for a visual recap of other artistic protests over the past few months. They got me thinking: is a new artistic activism emerging via social media and forms of public protest?

Today, when we speak of social activism, it seems we are referring to a diluted version, one in which posting photographs in the name of a cause is sufficient action. With the accessibility of media and social networking outlets, our political consciences have never been more in tune, yet the ways in which we protest have been reduced to transient “likes” on an Instagram account.

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