"For two artists from NYC, the occasion means it is time to, once again, whip out their paintbrushes. Lesley Friedman Rosenthal and Brigitte Bentele of the Upper West Side in Manhattan mark the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, DC, with powerful and somewhat unsettling works of art. Their hope is to document a pivotal moment in American history and spark necessary conversations around politics and democracy."
"Friends and art collaborators, the pair is active in their local art community. Both artists have dedicated many of their bodies of work to interpreting the events of that infamous day in 2021, when a fired-up mob of protestors, including many President Donald Trump supporters, stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election that was won by Joe Biden."
Two Upper West Side artists, Lesley Friedman Rosenthal and Brigitte Bentele, create paintings to mark the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection. The artists met at a 2021 painting workshop and collaborated to depict that day to ensure the events remain documented. The works aim to memorialize victims, underscore the threat to democracy, and prompt conversations about politics and civic responsibility. The Jan. 6 violence resulted in deaths, hundreds of injured Capitol police, and over 1,000 arrests; those convicted were later pardoned by President Trump upon beginning a second term on Jan. 20, 2025. The artists exhibit powerful, unsettling imagery to preserve memory.
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