Aaron BroadhurstFeb 20

Dance Macabre

Just found this doing some more house-keeping.

Caught on Google Street View.

Looking at the date on the Google Maps, I think I was thinking about Covid but it could easily apply in a more metaphorical sense to a government which condones genocide or one which is dead before its time.

#ContemporaryArt #Art #PoliticalArt #ArtAndPolitics #ArtHistory

Aaron BroadhurstFeb 19
A new Blood Libel

A nightmare scenario rather than a dream image.

If the essentialist, identitarian morons have their way, the nazis have won, did win.

I do not want to pick my side, tick only one box, take a label as a badge ...
Much less have it picked for me.
By anyone.

#ContemporaryArt #Art #PoliticalArt #ArtAndPolitics #ArtHistory #Surrealism
Aaron BroadhurstFeb 18
Be Prepared

Could've done with less "our thoughts and prayers ..." crap and more investment and resilience.
A week after Goretti we had no leccy or internet and lanes still blocked.

Solar-powered wind-up radio.

Plug them into government, defence, healthcare, everything - what could go wrong?
Well - there'd be nothing to listen to.

I shouldn't have watched Novara Media's Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani discussing the existential threat posed by agentic AI.

https://novaramedia.com/

#PoliticalArt #ContemporaryArt #Art #ArtAndPolitics #Cornwall
Aaron BroadhurstFeb 17
The Temple of Light

A High Priest - mathematician economist - visits the Temple of Light (The Federal Reserve) - to seek guidance from the gods of finance - bringing a baby to sacrifice in an arcane ritual - to return with more obfuscating nonsense to seduce politicians and markets.

Visually - all fascistic references are totally intentional.

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NewsletterTFFeb 14

Arundhati Roy Departs Berlin Film Festival Over Gaza Stance

Indian author Arundhati Roy left the Berlin Film Festival because of comments about Gaza. She said artists should speak about politics.

#ArundhatiRoy, #BerlinFilmFestival, #Gaza, #ArtAndPolitics, #FilmMaking

https://newsletter.tf/arundhati-roy-berlin-film-festival-gaza-2026-02-13/

NewsletterTFFeb 14

Author Arundhati Roy has left the Berlin Film Festival. She said she was unhappy with comments made by the festival's jury president, Wim Wenders. He said filmmakers should not get involved in politics, especially concerning the Gaza conflict. Roy believes art and politics are connected.

#ArundhatiRoy, #BerlinFilmFestival, #Gaza, #ArtAndPolitics, #FilmMaking

https://newsletter.tf/arundhati-roy-berlin-film-festival-gaza-2026-02-13/

Arundhati Roy Leaves Berlin Film Festival Over Gaza Comments

Indian author Arundhati Roy left the Berlin Film Festival because of comments about Gaza. She said artists should speak about politics.

7SvenJan 1

Art moves people and touches their hearts. Politics aims to improve people’s lives.

Artists try to connect with others and make the world better through aesthetics and truth.

Politicians, in the true sense of the word, work for the common good and want to improve the world as well.

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#Politics
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Eric Darnley SmallDec 31
Norman Rockwell’s granddaughter, Daisy, vehemently denies that his iconic, nostalgic art supports conservatism or segregation. Recent DHS posts used his work to promote a divisive vision of America, which Daisy argues misrepresents his anti-segregationist stance. The family publicly rebuked DHS, emphasizing Rockwell’s commitment to equality and fighting prejudice. This controversy highlights how political groups repurpose art to serve their narratives, even when the artist’s own views stood against such misuse. Want to see how the family responds to this distortion? https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/norman-rockwell-antifa-department-of-homeland-security-1234768466 #NormanRockwell #ArtAndPolitics #History #RacialJustice #MisuseOfArt #DHS #CulturalMemory
Norman Rockwell Was 'Antifa,' Says the Artist's Granddaughter

Norman Rockwell was 'antifa,' according to the artist's granddaughter, who addressed the Department of Homeland Security's use of his art.

Mathrubhumi EnglishNov 5
Meet Rama Duwaji — the artist who designed the bold new face of New York City politics. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/rama-duwaji-mamdani-campaign-designer-l1c38y42?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #RamaDuwaji #ZohranMamdani #NYCMayor #FirstLadyOfNYC #ArtAndPolitics
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