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Artists launch rebel exhibition against the arms trade. , by Deleted on Sept 16, 2018 17:10:07 GMT 1, An exhibition of graphic design, craft and grassroots resistance
ARTISTS who withdrew their work from the Design Museum in opposition to an arms industry event are displaying it in their own exhibition.
The Nope To Arms collective will put up their work along with other political, activist and grassroots art until September 23 in Brixton, south London as part of the London Design Festival.
Work by 40 artists including Shepard Fairey, Jeremy Deller, the Guerrilla Girls, Tania Bruguera and Milton Glaser will be shown at the "From Nope to Hope" exhibition.
The exhibit, making up a third of the original event, was removed on August 2 after finding out the museum recently hosted an event for major global arms company Leonardo.
Leonardo has armed and supported human rights abusing regimes and dictatorships around the world, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Philippines.
Artist and exhibition organizer Charlie Waterhouse said museum co-director Deyan Sudjic criticised the removal of the art because it denied people the opportunity to see the work, and the artists were โtaking the easy route to protest by attacking a soft targetโ rather than the arms industry itself.
โSo Deyan, back at ya, with bells on,โ he said.
โFrom Nope to Hope not only puts the majority of the removed work back on show, it does it for free, and adds a wealth of new material and artists into the mix."
Mr Waterhouse added that the show exhibits the work โin its activist context.โ
He added: โThe art here is a by-product of real world, grassroots DIY activism, the likes of which the ivory-towered Design Museum can only dream of through an Instagram filter.
"From Nope to Hopeโs artists break laws, get banged up and make constant sacrifices in the name of their ethical beliefs.
"The show will hopefully be an inspiration for all โ and a rallying cry to anyone whoโs ever wanted to stand up to injustice, speak truth to power and make their world a kinder, safer, more beautiful place."
From Nope to Hope will be launched on Saturday September 15 at 6pm and will be on display daily from 9am to 9pm at the Brixton Recreation Centre.
More info here - nopetoarms.org/
An exhibition of graphic design, craft and grassroots resistance ARTISTS who withdrew their work from the Design Museum in opposition to an arms industry event are displaying it in their own exhibition. The Nope To Arms collective will put up their work along with other political, activist and grassroots art until September 23 in Brixton, south London as part of the London Design Festival. Work by 40 artists including Shepard Fairey, Jeremy Deller, the Guerrilla Girls, Tania Bruguera and Milton Glaser will be shown at the "From Nope to Hope" exhibition. The exhibit, making up a third of the original event, was removed on August 2 after finding out the museum recently hosted an event for major global arms company Leonardo. Leonardo has armed and supported human rights abusing regimes and dictatorships around the world, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Philippines. Artist and exhibition organizer Charlie Waterhouse said museum co-director Deyan Sudjic criticised the removal of the art because it denied people the opportunity to see the work, and the artists were โtaking the easy route to protest by attacking a soft targetโ rather than the arms industry itself. โSo Deyan, back at ya, with bells on,โ he said. โFrom Nope to Hope not only puts the majority of the removed work back on show, it does it for free, and adds a wealth of new material and artists into the mix." Mr Waterhouse added that the show exhibits the work โin its activist context.โ He added: โThe art here is a by-product of real world, grassroots DIY activism, the likes of which the ivory-towered Design Museum can only dream of through an Instagram filter. "From Nope to Hopeโs artists break laws, get banged up and make constant sacrifices in the name of their ethical beliefs. "The show will hopefully be an inspiration for all โ and a rallying cry to anyone whoโs ever wanted to stand up to injustice, speak truth to power and make their world a kinder, safer, more beautiful place." From Nope to Hope will be launched on Saturday September 15 at 6pm and will be on display daily from 9am to 9pm at the Brixton Recreation Centre. More info here - nopetoarms.org/ |
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