UMMA - American Sampler

Activating the Archive

Activating the Archive looks back to a period when protest reshaped the nation. MacArthur Fellow Julie Ault brings together artworks, archival documents, and rare ephemera from the 1950s through the 1970s, American Sampler explores the interconnected movements for Black Freedom, civil rights, and resistance to the Vietnam War—and the visual strategies that gave them power. Through striking juxtapositions of art and protest material, the exhibition asks visitors to consider how acts of dissent are built, communicated, and remembered.

Opening in advance of the United States’ 250th anniversary, Ault offers a timely reflection on dissent as a cornerstone of American democracy and identity.

https://umma.umich.edu/exhibitions/american-sampler-activating-the-archive/