Khan Academy Static

By its very nature, art is a kind of documentation—it reflects the society in which it was made, and the intention of the artist who created it. The following artists use art specifically as a way of documenting conflict and its effects all over the globe, creating records of conflict situations, issues, and outcomes. But is documentary art just a record, or does it have an inherent element of commentary? Can art ever be objective?

16893_Kurt_Schwitters_wartime_portraits.html

16892_The_Berlin_Wall_and_industrial_England_Don_McCullin_s_conflict_photography.html

16897_Hrair_Sarkissian_Syria_s_Execution_Squares_.html

16896_Burke_and_Norfolk_Photographs_from_the_war_In_Afghanistan.html

16891_Conflict_time_and_photography.html

16895_Shai_Kremer_in_an_Israeli_military_training_stage.html

16894_Traces_of_illegal_migration_in_Mexico_Mark_Ruwedel.html