Listen now: First 3 episodes of The Art of Resistance!
Gran Fury, Riot Grrrl, and Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore
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The Art of Resistance Podcast premieres today with the first three episodes. Listen in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast player!
Then dive deeper:
Episode 1
Making art in a plague: Gran Fury and ACT UP, 1987-1992
How did a handful of artists kick start a seismic shift in AIDS awareness and policy? How did their creative skills drive a movement? And what can we learn from the story of Gran Fury about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?
See the art and read the story:
This episode is presented by The Des Moines Pride Center:
Episode 2
Punk feminists and teen girls: The art of Riot Grrrl in the 1990s
How did making music serve as resistance to the status quo? How did attending shows, making zines, and even just talking help girls across the U.S. fight hopelessness? And what can we learn from Riot Grrrl about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?
See the art, hear the music, and read the story:
Episode 3
Queer surrealists vs. Nazis: The art of Cahun & Moore, 1940-1944
How did small, anonymous art and writing make a dent in the Nazi machine? How did playing on our assumptions about what older women do help them resist for years? And what can we learn from the surrealists on Jersey island about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow? See the art, hear the music, and read the story:
This episode is presented by The Des Moines Pride Center:
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What do you think about the stories in these episodes? Where have you seen the power of art as resistance? Drop a comment below!
And if you have a story of art as resistance we should cover on the show, email me at amy at rebelyellcreative dot com!
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