We Promote Knowledge & Love
2011- A public engagement performance art project borrowing the street advertising tactics of pawnbrokers in low-income communities as a vehicle to promote knowledge, and self-empowerment rather than commerce, or monetary wealth. A Harlem Day Parade iteration was supported by 37 project volunteers, a successful Kickstarter campaign. More than 10,000 Harlem historical figure wisdom quote flyers were disseminated.
At key moments in history, artists have reached beyond galleries and museums, using their work as a call to action to create political and social change. For the past hundred years, the term agitprop, a combination of agitation and propaganda, has directly reflected the intent of this work. Agitprop!
