It's resonating in America especially, where the question of whether you're black or white has been topical in the presidential election.
The flare-up of topical art around the current election is largely reactive, an enthusiasm of art industry fashion.
Ry Cooder, "One Cat, One Vote, One Beer" (2007) Ry Cooder's work has recently taken a turn toward the explicitly topical, as on this year's excellent "Election Special," which Alec Wilkinson wrote about on this site.
Topical allusions in his book made his election to the French Academy difficult, but he was eventually elected in 1693.
That said, the Gogglesprogs are watching enough topical material – the refugee crisis, the US election – to develop informed critiques of political issues.
All are reflected on "Hail to the Thief," a slogan that greeted George W. Bush after the disputed 2000 American presidential election but is never so narrowly topical.
One of the most unusual collections accepted is an assemblage of 99 political posters, rare survivors of election campaigns from 1900 to 1924, which tackle still topical issues including free trade, unemployment and pensions.
The question of collaboration, anti-semitism and racism could not be more topical, given the success of Le Pen's party in the recent presidential election.
In an election year, there are bound to be a lot of topical Halloween costumes.
Coming two years after the protests that convulsed Iran following the 2009 presidential elections and amid regional revolutionary turmoil, it has undeniable topical resonance.
