World Peace is a vignette of artworks that have absorbed the political realism of the era during which they were made.
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The political art object is one of absorption: in order to understand an ideology at a heightened level, culture relies on the artist to sublimate political events into forms that connect with the audience more deeply and give shape to lived time,” he added.Īt the end of the year 2020, the contemporary artist has much to digest and decode-too much to contain in a room full of objects. “Contemporary art and politics rarely-if ever-intersect: while the aesthetic and the political tend to travel in adjacent lanes, it’s uncommon that an artwork will cause a political event. World Peace is an exhibition about political and social life in the United States, and will serve as one portion of historical, social and ethical data for which contemporary art will be evaluated in later historical epochs,” commented von Ammon. “While contemporary art has intrinsic limitations on its efficacy in shaping social life and public policy, it does play an important role in shaping the narrative post facto. The thought-provoking collection includes commentary on contemporary media culture, the criminal justice system, and the relationship between science and religion. It explores complex intersections between aspects of identity, including gender, race, and class. World Peace follows the historical use of visual images to shape current events, featuring works from different decades and mediums. As Americans struggle to find common ground, World Peace generates examination, dialogue, and change. The impetus for the exhibition came before the COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice protests, but these events have compounded our volatile atmosphere.
In an unprecedented time of polarization, World Peace examines the myriad political issues facing our society. Particularly in the past four years, art has played an integral role in protests surrounding social injustice, #MeToo, climate change, and gun violence. The exhibition showcases how art has served as a form of social activism for generations. MoCA Westport Executive Director Ruth Mannes and Director of Exhibitions Liz Leggett collaborated with Todd von Ammon, art dealer, independent curator and director of von ammon co., in Washington, D.C. Showcased artists include Enrico Baj, Robert Beck, Huma Bhabha, Nayland Blake, Jennifer Bolande, Alexander Calder, Class Action Collective, Renee Cox, Catharine Czudej, Jessica Diamond, Marcel Dzama, Naiad Einsel, Mark Flood, Richard Frank, Nicholas Galanin, Richard Hamilton, Spencer Heyfron, Jonathan Horowitz, Corita Kent, Glenn Ligon, Marilyn Minter, Cady Noland, Spencer Platt, Wendy Red Star, Tabor Robak, Lorraine Schneider, Taryn Simon, Devin Troy Strother, Tracy Sugarman, Frank Thiel, Hank Willis Thomas, Bill Traylor and Julia Wachtel.
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