Whether it’s politics or human rights, art has always been used to help highlight issues close to people’s hearts. Here are some.
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1. A land art painting representing a child drawing, by Swiss-French artist SAYPE, is pictured at the Chamossiare in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. — Reuters
2. A person runs near a street art depicting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in London. — Reuters
3. Protesters against Peta holding signs as Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of Peta, speaks during the unveiling ceremony of an immersive art exhibit by Peta entitled ‘The Council of Animals (What to Do About the Humans)’ at the National Mall in Washington. — AFP
4. Pedestrians sitting next to an artwork named ‘The Silent Struggle’ by Power of Art House on the Museumplein, which symbolises the inner struggle that many young people with depression wage in Amsterdam. — AFP
5. Supporters of Move Forward Party Leader Pita Limjaroenrat selling clothes with his caricature in Bangkok. — AFP
6. Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto’s ‘Venus of the Rags’ is displayed in Piazza Municipio before being destroyed in a fire in Naples. — Reuters
