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Course: AP®︎/College Art History > Unit 1
Lesson 8: Current issues in art historyArt about Migration
Art is a powerful tool to express complex themes like migration. The video explores how artists use their work to depict migration stories, highlighting the struggles and triumphs. It emphasizes the role of art in sparking important conversations about global issues.
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- Why did the Spanish destroy Aztec documents?(4 votes)
- People often assume that things written in languages that they cannot decipher is meaningless and worthless.
Invaders have often assumed that the cultural heritage of people they have conquered must be obliterated.(8 votes)
- Do you think the art people brought with them in migration and art that records migration help people keep socially connected?(1 vote)
- Yes, I think so. Art is a universal language that can get to the bottom of your heart without background information. Like the series painted by Jacob Lawrence, which is mentioned in the video above, I feel stong empathy for the migration from south America, simply from what the painter had portrayed. Maybe this is a kind of way to introduce us to those in bad conditions.(2 votes)