'Power to the People' at the Schirn Gallery
Even in the digital age, art can be political. A new show at the Schirn Gallery in Frankfurt shows how art can be an effective political tool and raise plenty of questions.
Idle rulers
Adelita Husni-Bey painted this large-scale oil painting criticizing the inaction of those in power.
Meaningless sea of flags
Anything goes is the message of the work "100banners2015" by Phyllida Barlow.
Finger ballet
Portraits of ink-stained fingers remind artist Osman Bozkurt of dubious elections in Turkey.
Piles of 'likes'
American artist Mark Flood piled 5,000 "likes," reminiscent of Facebook, into an ominous tower for the exhibition.
Dancer and police officer
A snapshot taken from a video by the Turkish-Kurdish multimedia artist Halil Altindere.
Police vs. fire
Artist Julius von Bismarck took this photo, 'Fuguration #5 (May Day Riot Police) in 2009. It depicts German police officers standing menacingly around a fire.
A raised arm
A reoccurring gesture is shown in the work of Edgar Leciejewski. The exhibition "Power to the People" at Frankfurt's Schirn Gallery runs until May 27.