Can Radical Art Be Taught in the Classroom?

From laforward.org:


Can Radical Art Be Taught in the Classroom?: "

Artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña didn’t always take a shine to academia. But he agrees with the creators of “South Park” who maintain that “politicians have hijacked our imagination and replaced it with fear.” He sees this as a particular problem for young artists, so the self-proclaimed “Border Brujo,” who is currently a visiting artist at UCLA, is turning over a new leaf.

“The students I’m teaching have grown up in a post 9-11 era,” he told LA>FWD. “I have to teach them how to reclaim their voice and become part of the international community again.”

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