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Syria’s Creative Resistance
Read more: Syria’s Creative ResistanceBashar al-Assad snores, his head twitching on a large white pillow. Suddenly, he wakes up. “The people want to overthrow me!” he screams, the pompom on his nightcap bouncing. A military officer approaches, pats him on the head and whispers gently,…
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#thisisnotamask Covid-19 Rubber Stamp Currency Intervention
Read more: #thisisnotamask Covid-19 Rubber Stamp Currency Intervention#thisisnotamask Covid-19 Pandemic Rubber Stamp Currency Intervention Website: https://thisisnotamask.tumblr.com/ For more information: Joseph DeLappe artist/activist – j.delappe@abertay.ac.uk Brent Richardson media artist – brent@BrentRich.com Let’s mask the presidents! ”#thisisnotamask” is a crowd sourcing initiative to invite volunteers to stamp masks onto…
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I’ve just received an honorary doctorate at 18 – but that doesn’t matter
Read more: I’ve just received an honorary doctorate at 18 – but that doesn’t matterThis week, I got to make history. At 18 years of age, I received an honorary doctorate from the University of London for my work in climate justice, making me the current youngest holder of the award globally. Having not…
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Witness to the ruins/Testigo de las ruinas
Read more: Witness to the ruins/Testigo de las ruinasThe starting point of this artistic project, carried out by MAPA within its Laboratory of Artists in Colombia, is the disappearance of one of the oldest “barrios” downtown Bogotá: El Cartucho. This place, where thousands of people survived for decades…
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Red Envelope Movement in London
Read more: Red Envelope Movement in LondonWorld Microphone (世界麦克风) is an organization created by students (most of them are Chinese) located in London. The organization has an account in RED, which is a popular social media in China. It often holds interviews and movements on the…
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Camp Frack
Read more: Camp FrackCamp Frack was a protest festival in Lancashire, UK, an area near industrial energy plants that produce shale gas. Around 150 activists from both Frack Off and Campaign against Climate Control (CCC) set up the festival, featuring food, music and…
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21-Day Survival Challenge
Read more: 21-Day Survival ChallengeIn her 2021 graduation project from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Chinese performance artist Zou Yaqi staged a provocative social experiment titled “21-Day Survival Challenge.” For three weeks, Zou assumed the persona of a wealthy socialite, using counterfeit…
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Ghillie Suits Occupy UBS
Read more: Ghillie Suits Occupy UBSThe Yes Lab collaborated with “Knobotiq” to design an action against UBS, a financial services giant renowned for aiding tax evaders, funding environmental destruction, and getting bailed out by the public. The Yes Lab described it as a mix of…
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Dramatic Dissent: the Occupation of Rome’s Teatro Valle
Read more: Dramatic Dissent: the Occupation of Rome’s Teatro ValleIn 2009, conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi demoted the publicly-funded Italian Theatre Insitute (or ETI) to “disposable” status, hacking funding for the arts considerably. ETI promoted Italian companies abroad, managed the Teatro della Pergola in Florence, the Duse theatre in…
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Protests and Posters in Kafranbel, Syria
Read more: Protests and Posters in Kafranbel, SyriaA town in northwestern Syria has become the creative center of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. Since the beginning of the uprising, the residents of Kafr Anbel have drawn signs that skewer the Assad regime and express outrage that…
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Chinese High School Students Making Film about Trans Gender
Read more: Chinese High School Students Making Film about Trans GenderA high school student from The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China Made a Movie about “Sexual Minorities”, a Topic Avoided By Almost Every Parent. How Should We Start Talking About This?” was widely circulated among people on…
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Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui
Read more: Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El AnatsuiThe first solo exhibition in a New York museum by the globally renowned contemporary artist El Anatsui, this show will feature over 30 works in metal and wood that transform appropriated objects into site-specific sculptures. Anatsui converts found materials into…