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Krewe of Dead Pelicans

In May 2010, as oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster continued to spread in the Gulf of Mexico, growing outrage from residents in New Orleans at the response by government agents and corporate executives, opened up new horizons of political…

In the Raw: The Female Gaze on the Nude

Practitioner:
Various Artists

For centuries, (male) artists have perpetuated a relatively consistent image of the female nude: She’s soft, willowy, and docile. Sensual but not sexually aggressive. Flirtatious but not confrontational. She’s not quite a human but, mediated through the lens of a…

Anti-Capitalism Art on the Louvre’s Glass Pyramid

Practitioner:
Michelangelo Pistoletto

For the first time since its controversial installation in 1989, the I.M. Pei-designed Louvre Pyramid has been decorated in a museum-sanctioned act of anti-capitalist activism. Italian conceptual artist Michelangelo Pistoletto has imposed a three-looped infinity symbol on the pyramid’s western…

A Call That Makes Change Approachable

Practitioner:
The Story of Stuff Project

The Story of Stuff Project launches a new video. What is instructional, educational, and inspirational is a call for all the people in America to exercise their citizenship rather than their right to consume. Here is what Annie Leonard (co-founder…

Israeli Protest Song Banned from Army Radio

Practitioner:
Alona Kimche, Izhar Ashdot

There was once a time when Israeli songs like A Matter of Habit were routinely written, aired and became hits. These were songs of political commentary or protest, songs of hope and idealism. They represented the aspirations of Israel’s secular…

CAMILO GODOY: RENACEMOS A CADA INSTANTE

Practitioner:
Camilo Godoy; the New Museum

As the New Museum’s 2023–24 Artist-in-Residence, Camilo Godoy will create a performance exploring movement, breathing, and mourning practices. The title of his residency is borrowed from an embroidered work made by the queer Paraguayan artist Feliciano Centurión in 1995, the…

$100 bills try to rush the White House

Practitioner:
Represent.us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_wlSzkOlFE Anti-corruption activists unite: The Tea Party and Bold Progressives fighting side-by-side On Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 2 p.m., hundreds of activists marched K Street in Washington D.C. (aka “Influence Alley”) dressed as giant $100 bills. When the activists…

This Clothing Line Tricks AI Cameras Without Covering Your Face

Practitioner:
Cap_able

A start-up has launched a line of clothing that confuses artificial intelligence (AI) cameras and stops them from recognizing the wearer. Italian start-up Cap_able is offering its first collection of knitted garments that shields the wearer from the facial recognition…

Spring has Sprung. One for One. Lets Have Some Fun.

Hello and thanks for viewing. This was a little installation that took place in the beauty of West Texas. The goal was to reorientate the site specific Prada Marfa into something more relevant, TOMS Marfa. Prada Marfa, being in the…

Thinking About Tea

Practitioner:
Cathy Martin, Claire O’Brien, Jenny Dungan, Tommy Lysaght

We built a conversation space where members of the public were invited to enjoy a free cup of tea. We used a vertical garden which spelled out the word ‘TEA’ in easily available plants and herbs that can be used…

Tatlin’s Whisper #6

Practitioner:
Tania Bruguera

This is the sixth piece of the series Tatlin’s Whisper which examines the relationship between apathy and anaesthetization of the images in the mass media. This series intends to activate images, well-known because of having been repeatedly seen in the…

Why Is Iran’s Regime So Afraid of This Song?

Practitioner:
Shervin Hajipour

“Baraye,” the anthem of Iran’s “Woman, Life, Liberty” protest movement—a song woven together entirely from a Twitter hashtag trend in which Iranians express their investment in the current protests—continues to unite Iranians in their opposition to the Islamic Republic several…