RESISTING THE LONG WAR: A Revolution of Values
Drew Cameron, Brittney Chantele, Rodney Ewing, Eric J. Garcia, GOODW.Y.N., Gina Herrera, Nathan Lewis, Ehren Tool
Elmhurst Art Museum
150 S. Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Wed–Thu 12pm–5pm, Fri–Sun 11am–5pm
Admission
Free Admission
Elmhurst Art Museum is a Blue Star Museum
About
In the May 1967 issue of Ramparts Magazine, Martin Luther King, Jr. published a condensed version of his searing "Beyond Vietnam" speech under the title "Declaration of Independence from the War in Vietnam." In it he named militarism, materialism, and racism as the "giant triplets" threatening American democracy and called for a "revolution of values." Just days later, Dr. King led a march to the United Nations during which, for the first time, a group of Vietnam veterans marched under a banner declaring Vietnam Veterans Against the War. This public act of defiance marked the birth of one of the most radical anti-war organizations in US history, demonstrating that those trained for war could become some of its fiercest opponents. A Revolution of Values traces this lineage of resistance through the work of veteran artists who have turned away from militarism and toward solidarity. The exhibition includes ceramics, sculpture, papermaking, printmaking, photography, poetry and other forms that show the range of ways veteran artists examine their military experiences and critique militarism across generations.