Art and Politics: Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis

Date/Time:	Thursday, 06 Sep 2012 at 7:00 pm
Location:	Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design
Cost:	Free
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Phone:	515-294-9934
Channel:	Lecture Series
Categories:	Arts, performances Lectures
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Susan Platt is a freelance art historian, art critic and a political activist. She will speak in conjunction with the Christian Petersen Art Museum fall exhibition, "Post-Pop Redux: Material Based Art by Andy Magee." The exhibition and accompanying educational programs highlight the social and political commentary in art during the height of the presidential election.

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Susan Platt's latest book, "Art and Politics Now: Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis," looks at art in opposition to war, terrorism, pollution and racism. She earned a master's degree from Brown University and a PhD from the University of Texas, Austin, and has taught twentieth-century art criticism at several state universities, private colleges and community colleges.