More on the Art of Occupy
Gregory Levine, Associate Professor of History of Art at UC Berkeley, recently posted his own reflections on the art of Occupy Cal: http://ucsota.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/art-occupies-at-occupy-cal/
Gregory Levine, Associate Professor of History of Art at UC Berkeley, recently posted his own reflections on the art of Occupy Cal: http://ucsota.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/art-occupies-at-occupy-cal/
Someone sent me an email recently asking “where are the artists” in the Occupy Cal movement. My short answer would be: everywhere. From my perch on the sidelines, I have observed arts embedded in the protests and demonstrations in a number of ways and on a number of levels. Some echo long-standing traditions of protest. Folk singers and gospel choirs have sung from the steps of Sproul Hall.
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