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Mark Karlin :
VISUAL ARTS | ‘The Left Front: Radical Art in the Red Decade’

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Radical art is an act of uncompromising passionate resistance. By Mark Karlin | Truthout | May 20, 2014 Marxian playwright Bertolt Brecht declared of revolutionary art: “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged Art Exhibit, Bertolt Brecht, Block Museum, Carolyn Forché, Diego Rivera, John Reed Clubs, Leon Trotsky, Mark Karlin, Northwestern University, Radical Art, Stalinism, Surrealism, Visual Arts | 1 Comment

METRO | San Antonio art show takes on the South Texas ‘fracking frenzy’

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Exhibit: Frackaso: Portraits of Extraction in Eagle Ford and Beyond Opening reception: Friday, April 18, 7 p.m. Place: Esperanza Peace & Justice Center Address: 922 San Pedro Avenue, San Antonio Dates of exhibit: Friday, April 18 – Sunday, August 31, 2014 … Continue reading →

Posted in Metro, RagBlog | Tagged Alice Embree, Art Exhibit, Carlos Lowry, Esperanza, Fine Arts, Fracking, Metro, Political Arts, Rag Bloggers, San Antonio, Social Activists, Visual Arts | 1 Comment

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Mark Karlin :
VISUAL ARTS | ‘The Left Front: Radical Art in the Red Decade’

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