An Orwell-inspired Billboard Project Considers the State of US Politics

Good morning! ☀️ Today, 20 artists make 20 election billboards, Ai Weiwei staged a protest in support

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Good morning! ☀️ Today, 20 artists make 20 election billboards, Ai Weiwei staged a protest in support of Julian Assange, the Case for Debt Abolition, and much much more. Tonight the first US Presidential debate is taking place, and I’m sure you’re all as anxious about this as I am.– Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

A Billboard Project Considers the State of US Politics

Mel Chin’s billboard imagery for “Ministry of Truth: 1984/2020” (image courtesy of SaveArtSpace)

The upcoming exhibition “Ministry of Truth: 1984/2020” will present 20 artists on 20 billboards around New York City, providing “a platform for artists to comment on the current state of US politics and increasing polarization just in time for the election.”Some of the participating artists include Shirin Neshat, Dread Scott, Abigail de Ville, Marilyn Minter, Mel Chin, and Deborah Kass. The billboards will be sited around NYC’s five boroughs.In Other NewsThe dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei staged a silent protest in front of a London court in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition to the United States.Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 2,400-year-old terra cotta mask of the Greek god Dionysus. The mask was found almost intact at the acropolis of the ancient city of Daskyleion.

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