The Artists4Bernie campaign - founded by artist Mohammed Salemy, writer and curator Jennifer Teets, and collective DIS - has produced an open letter publicly endorsing the Vermont senator for President. More than 665 art world figures have added their names to an impressive list of signatories including artists Nan Goldin, Wu Tsang, Kara Walker, musician M.I.A. and fashion designer Mike Eckhaus.
“Overall, we strongly feel that only Sanders represents the values and virtues which all of us as cultural producers have always hoped to strive for,” the letter reads.
Sanders has proven himself a strong advocate for art both as Burlington mayor in the ‘80s, and promising during his 2016 campaign that he would “continue to advocate strongly for robust funding of the arts in our cities, schools and public spaces. Art is speech. Art is what life is about.”
Read the full letter here.
