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Artivism

February 08, 2023

Artivism is a portmanteau word combining art and activism, and is sometimes also referred to as Social Artivism.

Giving to the Poor, a stencil by American street artist Above addressing the issue of homelessness. Lisbon, Portugal, 2008.

The term artivism in US English takes roots, or branches, off of a 1997 gathering between Chicano artists from East Los Angeles and the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico. The words "Artivist" and "Artivism" were popularized through a variety of events, actions and artworks via artists and musicians such as Quetzal, Ozomatli, and Mujeres de Maiz, among other East Los Angeles artists, and at spaces such as Self Help Graphics & Art.

Artivism further developed as antiwar and anti-globalization protests emerged and proliferated. In many cases artivists attempt to push political agendas by the means of art, but a focus on raising social, environmental, and technical awareness is also common.

Besides using traditional mediums like film and music to raise awareness or push for change, an artivist can also be involved in culture jamming, subvertising, street art, spoken word, protesting, and activism.[1][2][3]

Artivist Eve Ensler stated:

... This passion has all the ingredients of activism, but is charged with the wild creations of art. Artivism—where edges are pushed, imagination is freed, and a new language emerges altogether." Bruce Lyons has written: "... artivism ... promotes the essential understanding that ... [humans] ... can, through courageous creative expression, experience the unifying power of love when courage harnesses itself to the task of art + social responsibility.[1][2][3]

You Cut Art, You Cut Culture by Artica Concepts
Bomb-hugger by Banksy
Greece Next Economic Model by Bleepsgr in Athens, Greece

By 2005, the term had made its way into academic writing when Slovenian theatre scholar Aldo Milohnic used the term to discuss "autonomous ('alter-globalist', social) movements in Slovenia that attracted wide attention. In carrying out their political activity they made use of protests and direct actions, thereby introducing the 'aesthetic', willingly or not".[4] In 2008, Chela Sandoval and Guisela Latorre published a piece on Chicano/a artivism and M. K. Asante using the term in reference to Black artists.[5][6]

There is a chapter on artivism in the book It's Bigger Than Hip Hop by M. K. Asante. Asante writes of the artivist:

The artivist (artist + activist) uses their artistic talents to fight and struggle against injustice and oppression—by any medium necessary. The artivist merges commitment to freedom and justice with the pen, the lens, the brush, the voice, the body, and the imagination. The artivist knows that to make an observation is to have an obligation.

The impact of artivism vs. conventional activism was tested in a public scientific experiment in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2018. The results, reported in the journal of Social Movement Studies, suggest that artivism may be more effective than conventional activism.[7]

Artivists

Some of the artivists or self-identified as artists-activists (with Wikipedia pages)

Collectives and organizations

Artivists often work in interdisciplinary collectives that are stand alone or operate as a 'creative' part of the greater activists groups like for example Gran Fury of AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Politics, Power and Passion, The New York Times, December 2, 2011. Please see the fifth segment by Eve Ensler.
  2. ^ a b Jeanmarie Simpson -- Artivist in the Modern Landscape (Part 1), Dylan Brody, The Huffington Post, 2011.10.03
  3. ^ a b Jeanmarie Simpson -- Artivist in the Modern Landscape (Part 2), Dylan Brody, The Huffington Post, 2011.10.05
  4. ^ "ARTIVISM". transversal texts. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  5. ^ Chela Sandoval and Guisela Latorre, ""Chicana/o Artivism: Judy Baca's Digital Work with Youth of Color," in Learning Race and Ethnicity, MIT Press, 2007.
  6. ^ M.K. Asante, Jr. It's Bigger Than Hip Hop, St. Martin's Press, 2009.
  7. ^ Duncombe, Stephen; Harrebye, Silas (2021-09-08). "The Copenhagen Experiment: testing the effectiveness of creative vs. conventional forms of activism". Social Movement Studies: 1–25. doi:10.1080/14742837.2021.1967125. ISSN 1474-2837. S2CID 239223880.

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Artivism is a portmanteau word combining art and activism and is sometimes also referred to as Social Artivism Giving to the Poor a stencil by American street artist Above addressing the issue of homelessness Lisbon Portugal 2008 The term artivism in US English takes roots or branches off of a 1997 gathering between Chicano artists from East Los Angeles and the Zapatistas in Chiapas Mexico The words Artivist and Artivism were popularized through a variety of events actions and artworks via artists and musicians such as Quetzal Ozomatli and Mujeres de Maiz among other East Los Angeles artists and at spaces such as Self Help Graphics amp Art Artivism further developed as antiwar and anti globalization protests emerged and proliferated In many cases artivists attempt to push political agendas by the means of art but a focus on raising social environmental and technical awareness is also common Besides using traditional mediums like film and music to raise awareness or push for change an artivist can also be involved in culture jamming subvertising street art spoken word protesting and activism 1 2 3 Artivist Eve Ensler stated This passion has all the ingredients of activism but is charged with the wild creations of art Artivism where edges are pushed imagination is freed and a new language emerges altogether Bruce Lyons has written artivism promotes the essential understanding that humans can through courageous creative expression experience the unifying power of love when courage harnesses itself to the task of art social responsibility 1 2 3 You Cut Art You Cut Culture by Artica Concepts Bomb hugger by Banksy Greece Next Economic Model by Bleepsgr in Athens Greece By 2005 the term had made its way into academic writing when Slovenian theatre scholar Aldo Milohnic used the term to discuss autonomous alter globalist social movements in Slovenia that attracted wide attention In carrying out their political activity they made use of protests and direct actions thereby introducing the aesthetic willingly or not 4 In 2008 Chela Sandoval and Guisela Latorre published a piece on Chicano a artivism and M K Asante using the term in reference to Black artists 5 6 There is a chapter on artivism in the book It s Bigger Than Hip Hop by M K Asante Asante writes of the artivist The artivist artist activist uses their artistic talents to fight and struggle against injustice and oppression by any medium necessary The artivist merges commitment to freedom and justice with the pen the lens the brush the voice the body and the imagination The artivist knows that to make an observation is to have an obligation The impact of artivism vs conventional activism was tested in a public scientific experiment in Copenhagen Denmark in 2018 The results reported in the journal of Social Movement Studies suggest that artivism may be more effective than conventional activism 7 Contents 1 Artivists 2 Collectives and organizations 3 See also 4 ReferencesArtivists EditSome of the 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Foundation Red Rebel Brigade The Fearless Collective The Yes Men Sol CollectiveSee also EditThe arts and politics Invisible theater Social center Timeline of Extinction Rebellion actions Whirl MartReferences Edit a b Politics Power and Passion The New York Times December 2 2011 Please see the fifth segment by Eve Ensler a b Jeanmarie Simpson Artivist in the Modern Landscape Part 1 Dylan Brody The Huffington Post 2011 10 03 a b Jeanmarie Simpson Artivist in the Modern Landscape Part 2 Dylan Brody The Huffington Post 2011 10 05 ARTIVISM transversal texts Retrieved 2022 11 20 Chela Sandoval and Guisela Latorre Chicana o Artivism Judy Baca s Digital Work with Youth of Color in Learning Race and Ethnicity MIT Press 2007 M K Asante Jr It s Bigger Than Hip Hop St Martin s Press 2009 Duncombe Stephen Harrebye Silas 2021 09 08 The Copenhagen Experiment testing the effectiveness of creative vs conventional forms of activism Social Movement Studies 1 25 doi 10 1080 14742837 2021 1967125 ISSN 1474 2837 S2CID 239223880 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Artivism amp oldid 1128225149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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