Patterns of Dissent
Hrag Vartanian
Website: www.HragVartanian.com
This image is available for the following products: Framed Prints, Acrylic Wall Prints, Standout Prints, Giclee Fine Art Prints
When art threatens power, we stand witness to injustice and inhumanity. This image features that art workers who led protests at the Noguchi Museum in Queens, NY, against the institution’s policy of banning staff from wearing keffiyehs, an iconic symbol of Palestinian identity and resilience. The protests caused outrage in the global arts communities and led writer Jhumpa Lahiri to turn down the Noguchi Award as a result of the museum’s decision to continue with their ban. This image explores the tension between individual will and freedom and institutional control and the balancing act that tension creates
Hrag Vartanian
Website: www.HragVartanian.com
This image is available for the following products: Framed Prints, Acrylic Wall Prints, Standout Prints, Giclee Fine Art Prints
When art threatens power, we stand witness to injustice and inhumanity. This image features that art workers who led protests at the Noguchi Museum in Queens, NY, against the institution’s policy of banning staff from wearing keffiyehs, an iconic symbol of Palestinian identity and resilience. The protests caused outrage in the global arts communities and led writer Jhumpa Lahiri to turn down the Noguchi Award as a result of the museum’s decision to continue with their ban. This image explores the tension between individual will and freedom and institutional control and the balancing act that tension creates
Hrag Vartanian
Website: www.HragVartanian.com
This image is available for the following products: Framed Prints, Acrylic Wall Prints, Standout Prints, Giclee Fine Art Prints
When art threatens power, we stand witness to injustice and inhumanity. This image features that art workers who led protests at the Noguchi Museum in Queens, NY, against the institution’s policy of banning staff from wearing keffiyehs, an iconic symbol of Palestinian identity and resilience. The protests caused outrage in the global arts communities and led writer Jhumpa Lahiri to turn down the Noguchi Award as a result of the museum’s decision to continue with their ban. This image explores the tension between individual will and freedom and institutional control and the balancing act that tension creates