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Detail of Rubens’s Saturn Devouring a Son, showing the Roman god clutching and biting into the body of a child; an allegory of power’s fear of its heirs and its need for scapegoats.

Arts & Culture-Creative Ethics-Social Commentary

November 11, 2025

Scapegoating

In Saturn Devouring a Son, Peter Paul Rubens’ vision of a god consuming his child reveals the paranoia of[…]

David Hammons "In the Hood" (1993) , cover art for Claudia Rankine’s book "Citizen: An American Lyric" (2014)

Arts and Society-Cultural Commentary-Identity and Belonging

July 14, 2025

In a Divided World, the Arts Offer Choices

David Hammons’ “In the Hood” (1993) provided the cover art for Claudia Rankine’s 2014 book: “Citizen: An[…]