Political Art

Hana Hajar: Saudi Arabia's Female Political Cartoonist

Art and Design post by Kjerstin Johnson on November 25, 2009 - 2:21pm; tagged Cartoons, Hana Hajar, muslim women, Political Art, political cartoons, Saudi Arabia.
a Muslim woman, cloaked in a black hijab and abaya, is surrounded by a throng of hands wielding oversized magnifying glasses, all pointed at her. A fuse trails out behind the woman, as another hand reaches out to light it with a match.
Malika at Muslimah Media Watch has a great write-up and interview on Hana Hajar, who is currently the most prominent female cartoonist in Saudi Arabia.
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sm[art]: Anna Deavere Smith and the Art of Politics

Art and Design post by Danny Hayes on April 17, 2009 - 3:54pm; tagged Anna Deavere Smith, Performance Art, Political Art, Theater.

In times of war (check), political and economic upheaval(check), and social tension (check), artists are in a unique position to stoke democracy and to put pressure on the state, or, as the case may be, the banks, the corporations, "the man", etc. "In my experience, when things are upside down," actress and writer Anna Deavere Smith said in a PBS interview in 2006, "there's an opening for a person like me. I think when things fall apart, [as an artist] you can see more and you can even be part of indicating new ways that things can be put together."

 

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