| I was raised by two artists: My mother is a sculptor, and my father is a painter and architect. As a result, I was taught very young the value of art and its long legacy of shaping and documenting humanity. In 2019, while studying abroad in Jordan, I went to an art exhibit on the Sudanese Revolution at a gallery in Amman called the House of Dreaming. Artists shared their work documenting ongoing protests and the June 3, 2019, massacre in Khartoum. This past winter, I interviewed some of those artists on the role of art in protests following a military coup on Oct. 25, 2021. One of the artists, Galal Yousif Goly, told me he uses his art to tell protesters' stories. He believes that "art is the highest level of peaceful protesting" and "the louder voice in many different ways." Another artist, Hani Khalil Jawdat, told me he believes that "the artist is the mirror of the people." In "Art With a Point," The Washington Post Magazine compiled pieces from artists around the world, each addressing complicated cultural, social and political issues in the artists lives. They mock technology, they explore the devastating toll of gun violence on families — regardless of the topic, they have a lot to say. Also in this edition: Azi Paybarah reports on the recent election of Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native in Congress; and Cary Aspinwall, Brianna Bailey and Amy Yurkanin report on the prosecution of women who test positive for drugs after a miscarriage or still birth. Thank you for reading! The About US Newsletter will not run this upcoming Tuesday, Sept. 6, due to the holiday, and will return after Labor Day on Friday, Sept. 9.  A rotating cast of artists, from D.C. to Paris to Tokyo and back again, weighs in on the state of the world. By The Washington Post Magazine ● Read more » | | | |
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