In Draw Your Weapons, a beautiful meditation on art, war, and the metaphor that connects each to the other, Sarah Sentilles makes mention of many works of art. I was especially curious about the contemporary art she mentioned—the art about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and about the aesthetic of violence—and wanted a visual companion to reference alongside the book. So I made one.
YWFMS: A Digital/Visual Companion to Sarah Sentille’s “Draw Your Weapons” includes 18 works, series, or exhibitions by 17 contemporary artists working across a range of media: photography, painting, film, interactive video, performance. The themes in these works touch very obviously on war, the aesthetic of violence (a topic Sarah writes about in Draw Your Weapons), mental health, and ideas and ideologies rooted in misogyny, sexism, and racism and white supremacy. The cards in the default view of the gallery are sorted in the order in which each artist, work, series, or exhibition is first mentioned in the book. The expanded view of each card (click or tap it) includes more information, photos, and videos.
YWFMS can be accessed here.
Also, can we please take SEVERAL moments to talk about the genius and beauty of this book cover???
