Photo credit: Janet Donovan
The art world duked it out in typical congressional fashion when Art Soiree and Suspicious Package joined forces at The Ritz Carlton in Georgetown. In case you’ve forgotten what that means, it was one night for the Republicans, one night for the Democrats – and never the twain shall meet. It was about political ideologies and party lines as in ‘IT’S LEFT & IT’S RIGHT’ and all about the midterm elections edition, so you had to take sides.
It was a look back through artistic commentary and critique on Democrats and Republican alike during each respective night. The night with the highest attendance being the deciding factor on who will win this year. Looked like typical gridlock to us as both nights were filled to capacity.
The cartoons on display were a solo exhibition by KAL, i.e. Kevin Kallaugher. KAL is the editorial cartoonist for The Economist and The Baltimore Sun. “After graduating from Harvard, Kevin embarked on a bicycle tour of the British Isles where he joined the Brighton Basketball Club as a player and coach. After the club hit financial difficulties, Kevin drew caricatures of tourists in Trafalgar Square and on Brighton Pier. In March 1978, The Economist recruited him to become their first resident cartoonist in their 145 year history.” Press release.
Continuing with the zany nature of the cartoons, the event featured a live musical performance by local journo-band Suspicious Package, comprised of reporters armed with their musical talent and rock star looks.
Band members included Pulitzer Prize-winning Editorial Cartoonist at The Washington Post Tom Toles, senior government officials Christina Sevilla and Bryan Greene, former TIME/Bloomberg correspondent and journalist Tim Burger and Director of Education and Outreach for the National Security Journalism Initiative at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Josh Meyer.
Tim Burger, Tom Toles, Josh Meyer, Christina Sevilla and Bryan Greene
The Band:
