Re:San Francisco school board votes to destroy murals by Vic...
by tnolet on Saturday June 29, 2019 @09:21AM
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As someone with an MA in Art History, this is simply astounding and unbelievable. None of the people on that school board seem to have any historical perspective:
- Rivera, his work and his pupils like the mentioned painter were left wingers actively denouncing white privilege, slavery etc.
- The work is meant to be critical and through being uncomfortable evoke discussion and reflection
- Destroying art because “it doesn’t fit what we think is right” has many really bad examples in history.
I really can’t believe this is happening. Totally sickening and it makes me despair for the education of the kids under this school board.
- Rivera, his work and his pupils like the mentioned painter were left wingers actively denouncing white privilege, slavery etc.
- The work is meant to be critical and through being uncomfortable evoke discussion and reflection
- Destroying art because “it doesn’t fit what we think is right” has many really bad examples in history.
I really can’t believe this is happening. Totally sickening and it makes me despair for the education of the kids under this school board.