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This painting of a wealthy couple takes on new political relevance in relation to our First Lady. The story of this portrait for me has always been…

Issue: How is This Political?

As news outlets cover immigration, legal and illegal, and the plight of refugees taking to the waters of the world, personal stories of sacrifice may…

Issue: How is This Political?

Around 1990, Yager began to make jewelry out of the stuff of the streets—crack vials, syringes, bullet casings, and broken auto glass—that she found…

Issue: How is This Political?

Inundated as we’ve been over the course of the last few weeks with images of American Olympic athletes draped in flags , and specifically with news of…

Issue: How is This Political?

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is well known for using brooches to make nonverbal political and diplomatic statements. This began…

Issue: How is This Political?

Natchez layers histories, artistic practices, and popular culture references into this vibrant, yet sharply political, image. At left, he paints a…

Issue: How is This Political?

Goya made timeless statements of a political nature throughout his print series— Caprichos , Disasters of War , Disparates , and even the Tauromaquia…

Issue: How is This Political?

My Identity is a personal and political self-portrait. Through four photographs, it suggests that even as the artist experiences 20th- and 21st…

Issue: How is This Political?

Well before American women had the right to vote, some used quilts to express their political persuasion. This expertly pieced composition features an…

Issue: How is This Political?

This coin, known as the Eid Mar or "Ides of March," is the most historically and politically significant in the MFA’s distinctive collection of more…

Issue: How is This Political?