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Activist art

What is activist art?

Activist Art is a form of art created to address social and political issues. It often involves public engagement and works closely with communities to raise awareness or inspire change. While it can include elements of performance art, it is not limited to this form. Examples include creating and distributing social protest posters or organizing community-based art projects that highlight specific causes.
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Acconci, Vito

Ai, Weiwei

Alys, Francis

B

Baj, Enrico

Banksy,

Baselitz, Georg

Boetti, Alighiero

Bolin, Liu

Botero, Fernando

Bratkov, Sergey

Bryce, Fernando

C

Camnitzer, Luis

Cattelan, Maurizio

D

Dali, Zhang

Dias, Antonio

Dumas, Marlene

F

Fabre, Jan

Fairey, Shepard

Ferrari, León

Fontaine, Claire

Freed, Leonard

G

Gao, Xingjian

Gao Brothers,

Gates, Theaster

Gharem, Abdulnasser

Guangyi, Wang

H

Hanson, Duane

Haring, Keith

Hashmi, Zarina

Hatoum, Mona

Holzer, Jenny

I

Immendorf, Jorg

J

Jorn, Asger

K

Kabakov, Ilja

Kallat, Jitish

Kentridge, William

Kiefer, Anselm

Komu, Riyas

Kruger, Barbara

L

Le Parc, Julio

Leirner, Nelson

Lijun, Fang

M

Matta, Roberto

Minjun, Yue

Morris, Sarah

Muntadas, Antoni

N

Nauman, Bruce

Navarro, Ivan

Nitsch, Hermann

P

Perjovschi, Dan

Perry, Grayson

Pettibon, Raymond

R

Rana, Rashid

S

Salgado, Sebastiao

Sander, Karin

Sasnal, Wilhelm

Spero, Nancy

T

Tilson, Joe

Tuymans, Luc

U

Uecker, Gunther

Y

Yan, Huang

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