22-04-2024 16:31 via theguardian.com

‘Great change is possible’: female artists grapple with social and political upheaval

A new group exhibition brings together the work of 28 artists from America and beyond who use their work to cover how difficult times have inspired themAbraham Lincoln seated in a monumental chair. Thomas Jefferson standing tall surrounded by excerpts from the Declaration of Independence. Andrew Jackson raising his hat as his horse rises on its rear legs.Washington’s statues tell a heroic story, usually with a white male face. But the newest arrival, while carved from Carrara marble like a
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