Artists respond to Cobra emergency committee – in pictures

Cobra: A Critical Response was formed by a group of Goldsmiths alumni, including artist Theo Price, whose work O.M.G, 2013 is shown here Photograph: COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1

The group meet at the same time as the government's Cobra committee. H+CORP's Woolwich 2, 2013 was made in response to Cobra’s meeting in May 2013 Photograph: COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1

Woolwich 2, 2013, by H+CORP. 'If politicians attempt to define their position by aesthetic and performative means, art must respond in kind,' says Theo Price Photograph: COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1

Cobra: A Creative Response 1.1 collects responses in book form. Contributions include a Steve Bell If cartoon originally published in the Guardian on 27 May 2013 Photograph: COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1

From the series, Iraq’s Legacy, by photographer Adam Ferguson: an Iraqi security forces member hoses the street in Basra on March 18, 2012 Photograph: Adam Ferguson/COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1

From the series, Iraq’s Legacy by Adam Ferguson: an Iraqi girl sits inside a spaceship ride at an amusement park in Baghdad on March 23, 2013 Photograph: Adam Ferguson/COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1

Studies for a Head VII, 2013, by kennardphillipps Photograph: COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1

Istanbul, Turkey, May 2013, from the series, The Nights of Capulcu by Nima Esmailpour Photograph: Nima Esmailpour/COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1

Anonymous, year 7, found in a school class room in Kent, 2013, by Richard Wilson Photograph: COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1

Good, bye from George, 2013, by Robert Malt Photograph: COBRA: A Critical Response 1.1