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Knitted Statues
Read more: Knitted StatuesThe yarn bombing started with Louise Moerup’s school run in central Copenhagen. On the walk through the park each morning, she and her 10-year-old son would often discuss a naked statue of the goddess Venus there and wonder why there…
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Exploring Silence and Connection: Marina Abramović’s ‘The Artist Is Present’ Unveiled
Read more: Exploring Silence and Connection: Marina Abramović’s ‘The Artist Is Present’ UnveiledMarina Abramović is the synonym for performance art. Throughout their career, she has constantly pushed her way through endurance art and further pushed the boundaries of the artist’s role in the audience. One of the most compelling and exciting works…
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Endangered Species Take Over Empire State Building
Read more: Endangered Species Take Over Empire State BuildingIn July 2015, the Empire State Building’s famous light displays were used to draw attention endangered wildlife. Along with Cecil, whose death has sparked international outrage, a snow leopard, tigers, lemurs, and various snakes, birds and sea creatures were projected…
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Hologram Protest
Read more: Hologram ProtestLate last year the Spanish government passed a law that set extreme fines for protesters convening outside of government buildings. In response to the controversial Citizen Safety Law, which will take effect on July 1, Spanish activists have staged the…
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Die-In at Chicago City Hall for #NoCopAcademy
Read more: Die-In at Chicago City Hall for #NoCopAcademyA group of Chicago youth staged a “die-in’ at City Hall to demand that the city defund police and fund marginalized communities instead. The youth, all members of #NoCopAcademy, also announced that the organization is suing Mayor Rahm Emanuel for…
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2016 Pirelli Calendar May Signal a Cultural Shift
Read more: 2016 Pirelli Calendar May Signal a Cultural ShiftWhen Agnes Gund, the 77-year-old philanthropist and president emerita of the Museum of Modern Art, got the call, she thought: “That’s odd. What’s that got to do with someone like me?” When Fran Lebowitz, the 65-year-old author, got the call,…
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The Guerrilla Girls Call Out Art-World Inequality
Read more: The Guerrilla Girls Call Out Art-World InequalityIt’s women’s history month, and your favorite radical feminist avengers want you to go ape. The Guerrilla Girls have been making noise about gender and racial inequality in the art world since 1985. Fighting discrimination with a sense of humor…
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Coco Fusco and Paula Heredia’s The Couple in the Cage: Guatinaui Odyssey
Read more: Coco Fusco and Paula Heredia’s The Couple in the Cage: Guatinaui OdysseyThe Couple in the Cage documents the travelling performance of Guillermo Gómez -Peña and Coco Fusco, in which they exhibited themselves as caged Amerindians from an imaginary island. While the artists’ intent was to create a satirical commentary on the…
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Brazil Introduces Stipend for Culture Spending
Read more: Brazil Introduces Stipend for Culture SpendingWhile governmental support for arts and culture is often meager, the Brazilian national government has recently demonstrated great interest in the industry. They’ve just introduced a “cultural stipend,” which provides workers with 50 real (roughly $25) per month for arts…
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Pothole Activism
Read more: Pothole ActivismBaadal Nanjundaswamy, a Bangalore based artist who works at an advertising agency uses his art to embarrass the civic authorities into fixing the potholes that litter the roads of Bangalore. When people’s complaint to civic authorities about the state of…
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Benetton ‘Unhate’ Campaign Ads: White House Issues Statement on Obama Kiss
Read more: Benetton ‘Unhate’ Campaign Ads: White House Issues Statement on Obama KissIt seems a lot of powerful people hate Benetton’s new ‘Unhate’ Campaign ads. The recently unveiled images show world leaders like the Pope and U.S. President Barack Obama kissing their perceived enemies. On Thursday, the White House issued a statement…
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Mr Triton France Competition
Read more: Mr Triton France CompetitionAt the end of June of this year, as France sweated through record high temperatures, a group of men took a moment to escape the heatwave and compete in the inaugural Mr Triton France competition. Organised by Merman Ludo, the…