[
Right: "Not Our Children, Not Their
Children".
Mark Vallen. Graphite on paper. 2003. ]
"Not Our Children, Not Their Children" was part
of the "War & Empire" exhibit at San Francisco's
Meridian Gallery, which ran from Sept. 4th
through Nov. 4th, 2008.
The exhibition included artworks by over 40
artists, including; Fernando Botero, Sandow
Birk, Guy Colwell, Patrick Oliphant, and
Gee Vaucher.
[
Left: Portrait of Poet, Megan O'Reilly.
Mark
Vallen.
Oil on wood. 2008.]
Mark
Vallen's "Art For A Change" Web Log Dedicated
to art theory, commentary
& exhibit reviews.
www.art-for-a-change.com/blog
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Blog Posts - Bombs
Not Bread
- A classic antiwar print created by Vallen in 1983. Art
and the Global Economic Meltdown
- "how will artists be able to sell their works - an already
difficult process - under the extremely tough conditions
imposed by an economic catastrophe?" The
Enduring Works of Goya
- "It was Goya's remarkable works that helped convinced
me to trod the path of social commentary in art - and I
haven't looked back since." Obama's
Arts & Culture Policy
- "While the platform planks appear to be important
first steps in resuscitating the Arts in America, they should
not simply be accepted without critical analysis." The
City of Light Despoiled - "The marvelous renaissance
buildings of Venice being draped with inane commercial advertisements
is an outrage and a cause for real alarm."
