Art bearing witness to the agonies of war - NPR
WEBApr 15, 2022 · As They Saw It: Artists Witnessing War goes from 1520 to 1920, and gives powerful witness to the brutality of war, and how artforms have reflected it. Roger Fenton, The Photographer's Van...
Paintings, protest and propaganda: A visual history of warfare
WEBApr 2, 2018 · CNN — War is the most destructive activity known to humanity. Its purpose is to use violence to compel opponents to submit and surrender. . In order to understand it, artists...
Looted art - Wikipedia
WEBLooted art has been a consequence of looting during war, natural disaster and riot for centuries. Looting of art, archaeology and other cultural property may be an opportunistic criminal act or may be a more organized case of unlawful or …
Destroying Art, The Perfect War Crime - Worldcrunch
WEBMarch 08, 2015. -Essay- BOGOTA — Art has been one of the chief targets, and victims, of political upheavals and war. Pillaging monuments may have picked up pace in the 19th century and become "respectable" to satisfy the yearnings of Western collectors. It was a time when European states had turned fallen empires into colonies.
Art in a Time of War | The New Yorker
WEBBy Peter Schjeldahl. March 14, 2022. Francisco Goya’s “This is what you were born for,” from his series “The Disasters of War” (1810-20). War is the worst evil that people have inflicted upon...
Using Art to Tell Stories of War Crimes | The Harriman Institute
WEBUsing Art to Tell Stories of War Crimes. by Ann Cooper. A filmmaker’s project may one day help prosecutors hold Russian officials accountable for deporting Ukrainian children. Ukrainian filmmaker Tetiana Khodakivska was in New York City when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of her homeland in February 2022.
The War Over Plunder: Who Owns Art Stolen in War? - HistoryNet
WEBApr 26, 2010 · The War Over Plunder: Who Owns Art Stolen in War? Over the past two decades, globalization, changing attitudes, and clearer international laws have emboldened aggrieved nations to demand the return of cultural property seized by enemy forces in the past, but laws alone can’t guarantee their success. by …
Ukrainian artists stage war crimes exhibition at Russia House in …
WEBKabir Jhala. 23 May 2022. Russia House in Davos has been rented by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and temporarily transformed into an exhibition on alleged war crimes being committed in Ukraine....
War, What Is It Good For? A Protest Art Story | DailyArt Magazine
WEBCandy Bedworth 28 July 20228 min Read. Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain. Detail. Protest art, especially around war, has a rich global history, in visual art, installation art, in music and in literature.
As Russians Steal Ukraine’s Art, They Attack Its Identity, Too
WEBJan 14, 2023 · Russian forces have looted tens of thousands of pieces, including avant-garde oil paintings and Scythian gold. Experts say it is the biggest art heist since the Nazis in World War II, intended...
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