Nadya Tolokonnikova is a conceptual artist and political activist from Russia. A founding member of the feminist group Pussy Riot, she is also the co-creator of the independent news service Mediazona. Before joining the Zócalo/The Music Center program “How Is Art A Weapon in War?,” Tolokonnikova chatted with us about potatoes, Vladimir Sorokin, and what the word “riot” means to her.
Gelare Khoshgozaran is an artist and writer whose work engages with the legacies of imperial violence manifested in war and militarization, borders, and archives. Before joining us for this week’s Zócalo/The …
Michael Novak is the artistic director of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Before joining us for this week’s Zócalo/The Music Center conversation, “How Is Art A Weapon in War?,” presented …
Khalil Kinsey is the COO and chief curator of The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection and Foundation. Before joining the Zócalo/The Music Center program “How Is Art A …
Viet Thanh Nguyen is a professor at the University of Southern California. His novel The Sympathizer won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and he is also a recipient of fellowships …
How do you mobilize art against war? Can artwork be co-opted by warmongers? And what, if anything, can we hope for in creating and consuming art about war?
These were some …
