‘Jim Crow Must Go’: The Artists and Everyday Heroes Who Fought Injustice
Turn the Volume Up! at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University highlights the activism of everyday people who have confronted injustice. New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, quoting the Bronx rapper KRS-One’s song Turn The Volume Up during his election-day victory speech inspired the name of the exhibit. Featuring work by artists such as Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems and the Guerrilla Girls, the show examines how protests and collective action can create and inspire social change
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- Kara Walker's 'Confederate Prisoners Being Conducted from Jonesborough to Atlanta' (2005) and 'Signal Station, Summit of Maryland Heights' (2005) are mentioned.
- Bruce Davidson's photographs 'Time of Change' from 1962, 1963, and 1963-1965 are included.
- Ralph Gibson's 'American Gothic' (2009) from the 'America: Now and Here' portfolio is listed.
- Peter Williams' artwork 'Incarnation' (2019) is featured.
- Reggie Burrows Hodges' 'Community Appreciation: Orchestra' (2020) is presented.
- Carol Summers' 'Kill for Peace' (1967) from the 'Artists and Writers Protest Against the War in Vietnam' portfolio is noted.
- Spider Martin's photograph 'Dr King Speaks to the Crowd of 25,000 people at the March’s End' (1965) is included.
- Lyle Ashton Harris' 'Blow-Up II (Armory), Detail' (2005, printed 2009) from the 'America: Now and Here' portfolio is mentioned.