Strategies of Assembly

Remnants on the paperwork of the picket line

By: Sia Garg, SFU Student Whether in class or amongst my peers, when we look back at the history of resistance, we often treat political art as something distant and monumental: think of Michelangelo’s “David” serving as a symbol against Medici patronage in Renaissance Italy, or the crop up of sprawling public artwork throughout the French Revolution. However, in the 21st century, the reality of protest is rarely so well-defined. Instead, it is lived in, a phenomenon that is beautifully messy, loud, and permanently stained with printer ink. Curated by Joshua Segun-Lean, a writer, researcher, and SFU MA graduate in…

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