For centuries, people have attacked works of art to draw attention to causes, convictions, and grievances that extend beyond the objects themselves. Following a throughline from the Suffragettes to today’s climate activists, this episode asks what has made art such a frequent and effective vehicle for political protest. 

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For as long as images have embodied power, people have sought to destroy them. From ancient Egypt to the modern avant-garde and contemporary social movements, this episode traces the long (and ongoing) history of iconoclasm and what it reveals about art’s role in shaping authority, collective memory, and cultural change. 

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Join host Christopher Schreck as we explore true-life stories of artworks being altered, defaced, damaged, and destroyed, with motivations ranging from the personal to the political, accidental to artistic and beyond. 

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