Art and Soul—Vilified But Not Vanquished

 

The Arts, Culture, History and News in America are all currently being rewritten. They are being guided by revisionist hands that are working overtime to bring us history and culture whitewashed of any “ideologies inconsistent with Federal Laws and Policy,” a recently signed executive order with the mandate to “Restore Truth and Sanity to American History.”

(Left)    "Vessel #98—Hitch,"  Wood,   22" x 25" x 50" (h),

(Right) "Vessel #24—Cold Secret,"  Wood, 18" x 14" x 75" (h)

Hitler’s “Degenerate Art,” Exhibition, Stalin’s execution of Ukrainian poets and writers, Mao Zedong’s “Cultural Revolution,” and Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban’s “Culture Laws” have set a precedent for the current US Administration’s sanction to suppress dissent, cultural autonomy and creative expression.

This transformed interpretation of “American Culture” has resulted in assaulting the Smithsonian Institution with a directive to remove “improper, divisive or anti-American sentiments,” a call to dismantle the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, abolish “woke” performances from the Kennedy Center, defund National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcast Service (PBS), and threaten media outlets that present opposing views.

"Vessel #42—Midlife"   Wood, 22" x 20" x 81" (h).  (Private Collection)

As Mark Twain said, "How easy it is to make people believe a lie,
and how hard it is to undo that work again.”

To see more of Jeff Key's artwork:

Jeff Key—Website:  http://www.jeffmkey.com

Sculpturesite Gallery: https://sculpturesite.com/artist/356-jeff-key
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