Local exhibit merges art and activism



imaging genocideAlthough most people picture museums as quiet places, one exhibit at the USC Fisher Museum of Art is breaking the sound barrier to end the silence around violence against women.

Women survivors of the Holocaust can be heard sharing their stories as part of the Denouncing Violence Against Women exhibit, which began April 8.

The exhibit showcases art that has emerged as a response to violence against women in places such as Armenia, Congo, Guatemala, Rwanda, and Mexico. USC students curated the exhibit as part of an art history class taught by Dr. Selma Holo, USC art history professor and Fisher Museum director. [Read more…]