I chose to talk about Adrian Piper’s “Decide Who You Are, Anita Hill” Already, the text is in red drawing my attention. At first glance, it could like like any other text or thought, but the deeper i looked into it, the more i found. This painting was made during the “MeToo movement”. The artist must have specifically chose red to show pain and suffering with their voices not able to be projected. Some examples were, “You’ll get over it” and “You’re overreacting”. This sounds like it can be to quiet down the victim or specifically gas lightning them making them seem like there is nothing wrong when in fact there is. This happens in todays society still some are afraid to speak up against their oppressors from fear. This artwork is very powerful and can motivate anyone who might come across this and would like to know more about it.
Spring 2022
