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Aaron Hughes is an artist, activists, organizer, and Iraq War veteran, whose work seeks out poetics, connections, and moments of beauty, in order to construct new languages and meanings out of personal and collective traumas. He uses these new languages and meanings to create projects that deconstruct systems of dehumanization and oppression. In addition to Justseeds, he works with a variety of art, veteran, and activist organizations and projects including: Iraq Veterans Against the War, Warrior Writers, Dirty Canteen, emerging Veteran Artists Movement, National Veterans Art Museum, and Center for Artistic Activism.
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Peace Seekers by Kabul Knights Yesterday, I opened my email to read about the deadly attack on the Hazara demonstration on July 23rd in Kabul, Afghanistan. I had received a message…
Riparian Sheet created by Drew Cameron at the Veterans Memorial in San Francisco, 2016. On June 9th, the San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries hosted a one-day public Combat Paper and…
As I await the bombardment of firework for tonights 4th of July celebration I can not help thinking about those living under US military bombardment and drone attacks abroad. On…
While on a trip to Istanbul last December, I spoke with Ezgi Bakcay, a curator and member of Karşı Sanat, a local artist run space and cooperative. She told…
Halliburton convoys in western Iraq. Halliburton convoys in western Pennsylvania. —Iraq War veteran and Pennsylvania citizen, Kevin Basl As part of the Lycoming College Spring Symposium on Veteran Issues, I…
Wafaa Bilal’s new project 168:01 is one of the most poetic, political, and useful artworks of the last decade. Through the project he highlights and acknowledges the destruction of the…
In the midst of what appears to be growing global violence Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) has shifted focus from ending specific wars to ending the rise of U.S. militarism and…