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Fur Free
Read more: Fur FreeAnti-Fur advocates have been protesting through demonstrations for decades, throwing red paint on women wearing fur coats, passing out leaflets and sporting the slogan “Fur Is Dead” on t-shirts and stickers and spray-painting it on buildings in cities throughout the…
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Project Ukko
Read more: Project UkkoAlex King describes Project Ukko in detail for Huck Magazine (March 17, 2016): “Moritz Stefaner’s Project Ukko turns climate and wind data into an immersive art installation that allows viewers to explore the future of the planet.” “We live in…
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Pro-Palestine Subway Art
Read more: Pro-Palestine Subway Art“Late last night, an autonomous group of activists placed posters throughout the subway system, blocking out advertisements with their own materials protesting Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. One group of about a dozen gathered deep in the Bronx, obscuring their…
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Yomango Fashion Show
Read more: Yomango Fashion Show“On July 5, 2002, a strange new brand began cropping up in the streets of Barcelona. That day, at the height of sales season, more than fifty people rushed through the center of Barcelona to the Bershka clothing store to…
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Yellow pigs
Read more: Yellow pigsIn February , two leaders of a guerrilla movement here traveled to the financial district carrying a wooden container that contained three pigs, each painted yellow from snout to tail. At a traffic light, the men unloaded the pigs into…
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ACTS OF RESISTANCE: PHOTOGRAPHY, FEMINISMS AND THE ART OF PROTEST
Read more: ACTS OF RESISTANCE: PHOTOGRAPHY, FEMINISMS AND THE ART OF PROTESTPhotography has long been associated with acts of resistance. It is used to document action, share ideas, inspire change, tell stories, gather evidence and fight against injustice. This group exhibition at the SLG, organised in collaboration with the V&A, brings together works by international…
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Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building.
Read more: Tear It Down, They Said. He Just Kept Building.The structure teeters over fields of knee-high grass, looking like a cross between a camping tent and a giant wedding cake. Eleven stories of dark red wooden rooms, diminishing in size as they ascend, balance atop one another, seemingly held…
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Clarion Alley Mural Project
Read more: Clarion Alley Mural ProjectThe Mission of CAMP is to support and produce socially engaged and aesthetically diverse public art as a grassroots community-based, artist-run organization based in San Francisco. Clarion Alley Mural Project is a fiscally sponsored project of Independent Arts & Media.…
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Dancing in Syria
Read more: Dancing in SyriaIn Protests, Syrians Find the Spark of Creativity By NEIL MacFARQUHAR, New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — You could call it the dance-athon to dislodge a despot. Among protesters across the Arab world, Syrians —particularly the restive residents of Homs…
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Above’s Blood Diamond
Read more: Above’s Blood DiamondAfrica has had a devastating history of blood diamond wars. Blood diamond refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and then sold to finance an invading army’s war efforts, usually in Africa where more than two-thirds of the…
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This artist takes the spirit of protest from the streets to the gallery
Read more: This artist takes the spirit of protest from the streets to the gallery“Brazilian artist Mundano is used to spending his time on the road and in the streets, making art as an act of protest. Known for leaving his colorful works of graffiti on walls around the world, Mundano is especially dedicated…
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UNLESS
Read more: UNLESSUNLESS by Stephanie Cardon is a vibrant floor-to-ceiling installation that fills the main entryway of Boston’s landmark Prudential Center. Commissioned by Boston Properties and curated and produced by Now + There, UNLESS explores sustainability, climate justice, and how taking action…