Socially engaged art at UCSD provides food for thought in La Jolla | La Jolla Light

Socially engaged art at UCSD provides food for thought in La Jolla | La Jolla Light

By Will Bowen
“I went from being an artist who makes things to being an artist who makes things happen.” — Jeremy Deller
Broaden the spectrum of your art appreciation with a visit to the latest exhibit at the University Art Gallery (UAG) at UC San Diego. There, you will have the unparalleled opportunity to view and contemplate some of the best and most significant examples of “socially-engaged” art that has been produced throughout the world since 1991, in a show called, “Living as Form (The Nomadic Version).”

‘The City’ by Chemi Rosado Sijo

The show was curated by Art History Ph.D. students Sascha Crasnow, Elizabeth Miller,  Ph.D. candidate Lara Bullock and curatorial fellow Michelle Hyun. Hyun defines socially engaged art as, “Art that is made from the social mediation of social relations. It’s closer to real-life experience than regular art and often has a protest or politic aspect to it.” Continue Reading Here | La Jolla Light