CM Campbell’s Comics Address Problems in Museums and the Art World

Marabou shares with you CM Campbell‘s six-part comic series called “How to Protest Art” published on Hyperallergic. The series focuses on the crisis at the Whitney Museum and explains how the Whitney and problems within the museum and art worlds are directly entwined with national social, economic, and political issues.

Screen Shot 2019-04-29 at 4.14.05 PM — Screenshot from “Protesting the Art Industry and the Money Behind Museums,” part 3 in CM Campbell’s 6 part series, “How to Protest Art.” Published on Hyperallergic 24 April 2019. Art Critic Jerry Saltz is pointing to the sign “Climate Change Denier Plaza” that he placed over the original sign that read “David H. Koch Plaza.”

Campbell’s comics are another medium to communicate and explore the problematic aspects of museums. Marabou appreciates “How to Protest Art” because it provides facts and acknowledges the complexities of the systemic social issues that manifest in our museums while being honest with the right amount of humor.

Links below to each installment of the six-part series.

Part 1: How to Protest Art

Part 2: Speaking Out at the Whitney

Part 3: Protesting the Art Industry and Money Behind Museums

Part 4: What’s Wrong with Museums

Part 5: The Many Forms of Resistance

Part 6: How to End a Protest