Join art historian Kolya Rice for a compelling talk exploring how visual art has shaped—and been shaped by—political movements in the modern era. Beginning with ancient artifacts like the Palette of Narmer and Hammurabi’s Code, the lecture traces a powerful trajectory through revolutionary paintings by Delacroix and David, the radical aesthetics of Futurism and Dada, the visual outcries of Social Realism, and the provocative works of 20th-century artists confronting war, injustice, identity, and power. Through figures like Picasso, Warhol, Judy Chicago, and Cindy Sherman, Professor Rice reveals how artists have continuously challenged authority, redefined identity, and given voice to the marginalized offering not only a history of art, but a vivid chronicle of social struggle and political resistance.
