Sarasota artist John Sims demands change through art, writing
He takes aim at Confederate iconography, including a local plantation.
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Published Feb. 24
John Sims creates provocative multimedia and performance works that confront âConfederate iconography as symbols of visual terrorism and white supremacy in the context of African American culture.â
That project, called Recoloration Proclamation, has been the Sarasota-based artist, writer and activistâs primary mission for 20 years.
It began when the Detroit native moved to Sarasota to teach visual mathematics at the Ringling College of Art and Design. He was stunned by the Confederate flags and memorials he saw in town. Sims inspired a national pushback on Confederate symbols.
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Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei.
Coming up we’ll talk with a local artist who is using his art to confront symbols of racism and turning some of those symbols on their heads. And later we’ll discuss the latest vaccine controversy and efforts to change Florida’s voting laws to make it harder for some people to vote.
John Sims is a widely acclaimed, multi-media artist who uses his art to challenge white supremacy and the denatured memorials to the Confederacy. His work has been featured nationally and internationally and he is an Artist in Residence at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota.
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