The Art of Un-War
synopsis
Renowned artist Krzysztof Wodiczko has practiced socially engaged art for over five decades and has dedicated his life and art in denouncing militarization and war. An instigator for social change, Wodiczko's powerful public art interventions disrupt the valorization of state-sanctioned aggression and challenge our complacency towards war, xenophobia and displacement. The Art of Un-War focuses on Wodiczko's social practice art and the recurring themes of war, trauma and displacement in his work. The Art of Un-War is an in-depth exploration of Wodiczko's life and the art interventions he creates as powerful responses to the inequities and horrors of war and injustice. Throughout the film, the artist's powerful interventions become examples of how art can be used to for social change and for healing.
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synopsis
Renowned artist Krzysztof Wodiczko has practiced socially engaged art for over five decades and has dedicated his life and art in denouncing militarization and war. An instigator for social change, Wodiczko's powerful public art interventions disrupt the valorization of state-sanctioned aggression and challenge our complacency towards war, xenophobia and displacement. The Art of Un-War focuses on Wodiczko's social practice art and the recurring themes of war, trauma and displacement in his work. The Art of Un-War is an in-depth exploration of Wodiczko's life and the art interventions he creates as powerful responses to the inequities and horrors of war and injustice. Throughout the film, the artist's powerful interventions become examples of how art can be used to for social change and for healing.
