Art and Politics: Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis
Susan Platt
Thursday, 06 Sep 2012 at 7:00 pm – Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design
Susan Platt is a freelance art historian, art critic and a political activist. Her latest book, Art and Politics Now: Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis, looks at art in opposition to war, terrorism, pollution and racism. She earned a master's degree from Brown University and a PhD from the University of Texas, Austin, and has taught twentieth-century art criticism at several state universities, private colleges and community colleges. She also taught American art in Istanbul, Turkey, as a Fulbright Fellow. Susan Platt will speak in conjunction with the Christian Petersen Art Museum fall exhibition, Post-Pop Redux: Material Based Art by Andy Magee. The exhibition and accompanying educational programs highlight the social and political commentary in art during the height of the presidential election.Cosponsored By:
- College of Design
- University Museums
- Visual Culture Club
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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