APEX: Ed Bereal Favorite

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Date:

Apr 16 2021

Location:

Portland OR

Legendary activist and artist Ed Bereal will be able to have his work displayed again in the newly reopened Portland Art Museum. He is a complex figure, gaining fame in LA in the 1960s for his abstract works and radical performances. His work also includes critiquing politicians in a satirical way.

External sources:

https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2021/04/reopened-portland-art-museum-of…

Posted by nahlahabdur on May 13 2021

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Effectiveness

How does this project help?

Amplifies (issue or campaign)Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign. Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.

Timeframe For change

This project seems to be part of a campaign with a clear short-term goal. Short-term goals tend to be things like: create or repeal a law; get a President impeached; make the city administration repair a sidewalk. A campaign with a short-term goal needs a clear theory of change, complete with targets that can be cajoled or pressured into effecting the goal.

Showcasing the art of a famed, troubled artist and activist

This project seems to be part of a campaign with a clear long-term goal. Long-term goals tend to be things like: end racism; end homophobia; make the sun stand still in the sky. A campaign with a long-term goal also needs to have some kind of theory of change.

Notes

Making sure people remembering his work and advocacy towards shedding light on ills of society