How Artists Respond to Conflict

The true power of art that grapples with conflict is ultimately its ability to explore the otherwise unexplorable, providing an outlet for experiences, a way of working through issues. In this video, we explore the ways that artists have depicted warfare and conflicts throughout history - and as warfare and conflicts change and evolve, how too has the art created alongside it?
Alongside war photographer Lee Miller artists explored include Don McCullin, Claude Cahun, Everlyn Nicodemus, Jenny Saville, Benno Schotz and Robert Henderson Blyth.
This film is part of a new series The Art of Discomfort which looks at how artists explore or present challenging themes in their work.
Produced by National Galleries of Scotland and HeeHaw
Special thanks to: Antony Penrose
Editorial note:
Our colleagues name is correctly spelt Kirstie Meehan

[@luluobi8565]

this is a great video

[@galaxy_mosaic3587]

Miller sounds like she had a really interesting career as both a model and war photojournalist. am surprised that Vogue (?) published war stories...

[@madzen112]

Wonder if Churchill or Stalin would've shot themselves in a bunker if they had lost the war

[@faebalina7786]

Ironic considering you won’t showcase or support those expressing current atrocities
Have institutions no moral compass

[@chilli_bean_23]

Why is Cahun referred to as “they” when apparently she consistently referred to herself in her writings as “she”? She’s not around to take on the recently adopted alternative pronouns so I don’t think it’s correct to posthumously assign them to her, even if she did claim to be “gender fluid”.