School of the Arts presents Inaugural Visiting Artist Tony Cokes, Visual Artist and
Professor in the Department of Modern Culture and Media at Brown University Tony Cokes,
a MacArthur 鈥淕enius鈥 award鈥搘inning artist, is celebrated for his striking video works
that mix text, music, and found footage.
His art has been featured at major exhibitions including the Museum of Modern Art
in New York and the Whitney Museum, where he brings sharp humor and critical insight
to questions of culture, politics, and power. His pieces tackle culture, politics,
and power with sharp wit, turning pop songs and everyday media into unexpected tools
of critique.