Artists have political responsibilities, argue independent curator and ICA associate director Matthew Higgs and London-based artist Paul Noble, who have jointly devised this plea for "passion and complexity" in contemporary art. Don't count upon anything resembling a party line, nevertheless The take on politicized practice that make clears here will undoubtedly be an idiosyncratic individual as "Protest & Survive" visits issues of race, class, sex and sexuality via work by dint of artists as diverse as Jo closet and Mel Ramos, David Hammons and Gilbert and George, Tom of Finland and Jonathan Borofsky. Exhibits date from the '60 to the at hand and comprise painting, sculpture, photography, and installation media. tribe 15-Nov. 12.
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