Art Quote by John Kani

We need that expression. Whether we want to call it protest or not, we need to express and echo the echoes of the people.…

— Jimmy Cliff

I realize that protest paintings are not exactly in vogue, but I've done many.

— Robert Indiana

Though some may think there should be a separation between art/music and politics, it should be reinforced that art can be a form of…

— Eddie Vedder

Art is a protest against death.

— Audrey Flack

My drawings and paintings were done as an act of protest; I was trying by means of my work to convince the world that…

— George Grosz

Protest is patriotic. Since the beginning of musical time, American singers and songwriters have used their talent and bully pulpits to show us America's…

— Shawn Amos

We talk too much of black art when we should be talking about art, just art. Black composers must be free to write rondos…

— Alvin Ailey

“Make art, make a statement, make a protest. It's up to you”

— Jill Hucklesby

I have said it before and I will continue to say that I don't think art is the most effective form of protest. I…

— Martine Syms

I guess maybe my art can be said to be a protest. I see things a certain way, and as an artist I’m privileged…

— Nancy Spero

I think that the most effective social protest that any artist can do would be things that come naturally and feel obvious. I think…

— John Flansburgh

I do use art as a site of protest, particularly in relation to dominant narratives.

— Vivek Shraya