Art Activism

Art is a form of social work. Social work is a form of art. Art has the power to communicate our feelings, advocate for our stories, create community, educate, and inspire change. Social work has the power to communicate our feelings, advocate for our stories, create community, educate, and inspire…

Born in 1896, Rha Hye-Seok was the first Korean woman to study Western-style oil painting. Beginning to study oil painting at the Women’s School of Art in Tokyo, Rha Hye-Seok ultimately achieved her first solo exhibition of oil paintings in Seoul in 1921. …

Fung Sok Ro is an ethnically Korean art activist that was born in Japan. Being the first generation of his family line to be born in Japan, Ro spent his entire childhood in Japan as an ethnic minority. Being a descendant of Korean parents that had immigrated to Japan in…

In our most recent WAC Weekly we were joined by scholar and writer Charlotte Kent to discuss art activism in web3. We touched on environmental activism, how new funding models can create a more equitable ecosystem, and women in the NFT art space. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for…

Kei Fischer was born between an American father and a Japanese mother; only, her mother wasn’t actually Japanese. …

And five areas activists should focus on instead Wunderkammer Exhibit #12 This one’s personal. I simply don’t understand why intelligent people who are passionately committed to climate protection attack works of art in museums, some of which are centuries old and belong to our cultural heritage. I probably wouldn’t even be publicly upset if it weren’t for the fact that in recent weeks journalists and other more or less prominent Twitter users have been accusing the critics of these actions of being bigoted and not…

Badiucao, a Chinese visual artist based in Australia, is renowned for the great influence he imposes on the world of activism through his art that portrays unique colors, styles, and messages. One prominent aspect of Badiucao’s art career that allows the spread of his activist policies to have great influence…

Badiucao is a Chinese visual artist who focuses his art on political cartoons that have satirical messages criticizing certain governmental policies. Being one of the most prolific political cartoonists in China, Badiucao has been exiled by the Chinese government due to his influential pieces of art that severely condemned the…

A viral and sensational Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei has gained fame for his several artworks that depict Chinese political instability and condemn the Chinese government. Having been imprisoned in China due to his political activism, Ai is now an active artist in countries foreign to China like the United Kingdom. …