MoMA video explores how artists respond to political crises

The Museum of Modern Art in New York has produced a video essay titled "Art & Society: How artists respond to political crises" as part of its Modern Art & Ideas series. The film examines three artists who engaged with social issues through their work: Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), who documented the plight of migrants during the Great Depression; Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957–1996), the Cuban artist who died of AIDS at 39 and addressed illness and marginalization; and Martha Rosler (born 1953), known for her ironic and disturbing collages made during the Vietnam War. The video argues that no artwork is inert or apolitical, using these examples to show how art can leave a mark both symbolically and concretely. The essay was written by Valentina Tanni, an art historian, curator, and lecturer specializing in art and technology at Politecnico di Milano and NABA.