Nasher Museum's 'Turn the Volume Up!' Explores Art as Protest Through Five Themes
Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art is showcasing 'Turn the Volume Up!', an exhibition that delves into themes of American democracy and freedom of expression via artistic mediums. This display features works by contemporary creators such as Spider Martin, Kara Walker, the Guerilla Girls, and Carrie Mae Weems, divided into five thematic sections: Remarks, Organize, Records, Dissents, and Petitions. Among the highlighted pieces are Martin's portrayal of the 1965 Freedom Marches and Walker's 'Confederate Prisoners Being Conducted from Jonesborough to Atlanta' (2005). The exhibition opens on August 27 and will be available until July 11, 2027, with rotating artworks. Simultaneously, 'Everything Now All at Once' will be on view until November 1, emphasizing the influence of artists on public dialogue.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Turn the Volume Up!' opens August 27 at Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.
- Runs through July 11, 2027.
- Organized into five thematic areas: Remarks, Organize, Records, Dissents, Petitions.
- Features works by Spider Martin, Kara Walker, Guerilla Girls, Carrie Mae Weems, Kiki Smith, Bruce Davidson, Carol Summers, Sam Durant, Carlos Vega, Thomas Hirschhorn, Peter Williams.
- Includes Spider Martin's documentation of Freedom Marches during Civil Rights Movement.
- Carol Summers' 'Kill for Peace' (1967) was part of Artists and Writers Protest against Vietnam War.
- Guerilla Girls pasted posters in Manhattan in the 1980s highlighting lack of women artists.
- Bruce Davidson documented social inequality from Jim Crow South to impoverished NYC neighborhoods.
- Concurrent exhibition 'Everything Now All at Once' continues through November 1.
Entities
Artists
- Spider Martin
- Kara Walker
- Guerilla Girls
- Carrie Mae Weems
- Kiki Smith
- Bruce Davidson
- Carol Summers
- Sam Durant
- Carlos Vega
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Peter Williams
Institutions
- Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
- Artists and Writers Protest
- Colossal
Locations
- Durham
- United States
- Manhattan
- New York City
- Vietnam