Envisioning Democracy
During presidential election years, like 2024, the promise of democracy springs anew in the consciousness of Americans. Elections are a catalyst for debating the priorities of the country, and a time of great national conviction when we are called to voice, through our vote, how we wish to be represented. Stretching back to the founding of the United States of America, democracy has been a concept fraught with feeling and poignancy鈥攊nvoked as ideology, weapon, point of pride, national institution, and identity.
Throughout our nation鈥檚 history, artists have grappled with, and continue to interpret, what democracy and being American means to them. While many of the works in this exhibition are documentary photography鈥攂earing witness to communal gatherings, protests, and voting as democratic acts in and of themselves鈥攐thers are deeply personal depictions of national heritage and symbols in the more intimate mediums of drawing and painting. Each medium unfolds a share of the multifaceted, personal, and contentious nature of democracy in this country.
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During presidential election years, like 2024, the promise of democracy springs anew in the consciousness of Americans. Elections are a catalyst for debating the priorities of the country, and a time of great national conviction when we are called to voice, through our vote, how we wish to be represented. Stretching back to the founding of the United States of America, democracy has been a concept fraught with feeling and poignancy鈥攊nvoked as ideology, weapon, point of pride, national institution, and identity.
Throughout our nation鈥檚 history, artists have grappled with, and continue to interpret, what democracy and being American means to them. While many of the works in this exhibition are documentary photography鈥攂earing witness to communal gatherings, protests, and voting as democratic acts in and of themselves鈥攐thers are deeply personal depictions of national heritage and symbols in the more intimate mediums of drawing and painting. Each medium unfolds a share of the multifaceted, personal, and contentious nature of democracy in this country.
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