For Freedoms, 2018
2018 For Freedoms
Lorraine O’Grady
Come out, come out, wherever you are
Springfield, MA, 2018
Featured in 50 State Initiative — Billboards
Artnet article about the project:
Here Are the 150 Artists Making Billboards for Every US State as Part of Hank Willis Thomas’s Midterm Election Project
Marilyn Minter, Rashid Johnson, Tania Bruguera, and Theaster Gates are among the participants.
Henri Neuendorf
October 9, 2018
For Freedoms, the political action committee co-founded by artist Hank Willis Thomas, unveiled today the artists in its landmark “50 State Initiative.” More than 300 artists, including J.R., Marilyn Minter, Rashid Johnson, Tania Bruguera, and Theaster Gates have designed billboards that encourage political participation, and which will be erected in each of America’s 50 states ahead of the November midterm congressional elections.
“The ‘50 State Initiative’ can change the political landscape by inspiring more people to participate in civic life and broadening the concept of what democratic participation looks like,” the project’s producer, Miriam Fogelson, told artnet News.