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Somalia guerrilla artists dare to paint reality
Read more: Somalia guerrilla artists dare to paint reality“I want to show the people how bad the troubles were,” says artist Muhiyidin Sharif Ibrahim of Mogadishu, Somalia. “That’s the message we’re going to send to people.” (Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times) External sources: https://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/19/world/la-fg-somalia-artists-20120920
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THE SLAVE SERIES: QUILTS BY GWENDOLYN A. MAGEE
Read more: THE SLAVE SERIES: QUILTS BY GWENDOLYN A. MAGEEThe image is stark. And shocking. A black man, his ankles shackled, his head hanging away from the viewer, stands in relief on a field of white. Chains stretching to the image’s borders on the left and right pull his…
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Publixtheatre Caravan
Read more: Publixtheatre CaravanThe Publixtheatre Caravan is the English name for a travelling project of the Volxtheater Favoriten, a Vienna-based international theatrical troupe that has been creating site-specific theatrical interventions in public space as well as stage-based performances since 1994. It is a…
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“Who is afraid of Aiweiwei?” stencil graffiti spread in Hong Kong
Read more: “Who is afraid of Aiweiwei?” stencil graffiti spread in Hong KongFree Ai Weiwei street art campaign is a “guerilla methods” of political street art protest against the PRC government’s secret detention of world famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei since April 3, 2011, organized by Hong Kong artists and art supporters,…
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On the Internet people only look at pictures of kittens.
Read more: On the Internet people only look at pictures of kittens.On the Internet people only look at pictures of kittens. British street artist Banksy has posted pictures and video of works made during a trip to the war-torn Gaza Strip. One shows a figure reminiscent of Rodin’s “The Thinker” —…
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Reclaim the Streets occupy Camden High Street
Read more: Reclaim the Streets occupy Camden High StreetA collective resistance movement dedicated to reasserting communal ownership of common spaces, Reclaim the Streets staged its first action on Camden High Street in 1995, when activists closed the road to vehicle traffic to make way for a street party.…
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Rap Captures Voices of Dissent in Kashmir
Read more: Rap Captures Voices of Dissent in KashmirZubair Magray, who goes by the stage name Haze Kay, raps about the conflict in Indian-administered Kashmir. The 23-year-old, one of the first rappers to emerge from the valley, blames the Indian military for “ruining” his homeland. In his two-storey…
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Republican climate sceptics face battle for re-election as green groups hit back
Read more: Republican climate sceptics face battle for re-election as green groups hit backRepublican climate sceptics face battle for re-election as green groups hit back: Activists plan targeted campaign to defeat ‘Flat Earth Five’ group of Republicans in congress who refuse to accept climate science It is the issue most notable by its…
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Activist Hackers Temporarily Block Putin’s Website
Read more: Activist Hackers Temporarily Block Putin’s WebsiteFrom ReutersBy Vladimir Soldatkin Hackers temporarily blocked President Vladimir Putin’s web site on Wednesday, carrying out a promise to disrupt government information portals two days after his swearing-in for another six-year term that has drawn street protests. The hacker activist…
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Greta Thunberg launches video of family walking around burning house calling for action on climate change
Read more: Greta Thunberg launches video of family walking around burning house calling for action on climate changeGreta Thunberg has launched a campaign video of a housing burning to the ground as she calls for more action on climate change. The shocking clip shows a family waking up, having breakfast and talking as their home is engulfed…
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Life, Entangled: Artist Liang Shaoji on Working with Silkworms
Read more: Life, Entangled: Artist Liang Shaoji on Working with Silkworms“I am a silkworm.” Liang Shaoji has repeatedly used this phrase to describe his work, underscoring his preoccupation with the materiality of silk and the technology of sericulture, or silk farming. For more than twenty-five years, Liang Shaoji has raised…
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The Absurdity of War: Banksy’s ‘Love is in the Air’
Read more: The Absurdity of War: Banksy’s ‘Love is in the Air’Love is in the Air is a quintessential Banksy painting. The image of a masked militant poised to hurl a bouquet of flowers has become synonymous with the artist’s indelible graphic style. One of Banksy’s most coveted works on canvas,…