I am delighted to present “Of mice and men,” the sequel to an exhibition I mounted in Berlin four years ago entitled “Der Kandidat: George Grosz and the 2016 election.” In addition to the conversation between eight Grosz works and the present context surrounding the upcoming presidential election, I have selected significant post-war and contemporary works by four pre-eminent American artists who have succeeded in adding a high degree of political activism to their sociologically relevant artistic practice. Inspired by the courage of artists Theaster Gates, George Grosz, Cliff Joseph, Paul McCarthy, and Sterling Ruby, I have worked assiduously to mount an exhibition that opens on October 5, 2020, the first day of the early voting period, a month culminating in election day, Tuesday November 3, 2020. Best viewed in full-screen mode on a computer (click on white open square symbol bottom-right, next to the scroll slider).
Akim Monet
Akim Monet Fine Arts, Los Angeles
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