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Yoko Ono, Cut Piece, 1964
Read more: Yoko Ono, Cut Piece, 1964In Cut Piece—one of Yoko Ono’s early performance works—the artist sat alone on a stage, dressed in her best suit, with a pair of scissors in front of her. The audience had been instructed that they could take turns approaching…
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Palestine: Cartography of an Occupation
Read more: Palestine: Cartography of an OccupationFrom creativetimereports.org: Artist-activist collective MTL’s clickable collages connect disparate aspects of Palestine’s geographical and political landscape, offering provocative insight into “how Palestinians suffer and struggle in ways that are parallel to those elsewhere” according to philosopher Michael Hardt. About MTL:…
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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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Puppetry is the sum of the collective human imaginary
Read more: Puppetry is the sum of the collective human imaginaryThe veteran Malian master puppeteer Yaya Coulibali, born in 1959 in the village of Koula, around 100 kilometres north-east of Bamako, has more than half a century of experience in puppetry and has toured the world to perform his art.…
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Petition against John Galliano’s Class
Read more: Petition against John Galliano’s ClassFashion designer and former head designer of Dior, John Galliano, in the past few years has failed to rise to his former glory in fashion. In 2011, a videotape of John Galliano shouting anti-semitic statements went viral, thus leading to…
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Lion Lights
Read more: Lion LightsRichard Turere, 13, has devised an innovative system to protect his family’s livestock from the wild beasts. He created “Lion Lights,” which keeps the predators away from the family’s enclosure. The Kenyan boy will speak about his invention at the…
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“Don’t Call Me Chief”: Native Artists Protest Racist NFL Mascots
Read more: “Don’t Call Me Chief”: Native Artists Protest Racist NFL MascotsPHOENIX — As Super Bowl LVII was getting underway in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12, artist and Apache Skateboards founder Douglas Miles (San Carlos Apache, Akimel O’odham) was protesting racist mascots in the NFL by painting a mural-style portrait of…
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Families Of The Uvalde Shooting Victims Are Camping Outside The School District’s Office Demanding Action
Read more: Families Of The Uvalde Shooting Victims Are Camping Outside The School District’s Office Demanding ActionBrett Cross has been camping outside the school district administrative office in Uvalde, Texas, for 78 hours. On May 24, Cross’s 10-year-old son, Uziyah Garcia, died in the mass shooting that killed 18 other children and two teachers at Robb…
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Picture an Arab Man
Read more: Picture an Arab Man“Nude” and “vulnerable” aren’t words commonly used to describe Arab males. But that’s how Tamara Abdul Hadi pictures them—literally—in the project Picture an Arab Man. With the goal of breaking the stereotype of Arab men as violent and dangerous, Abdul…
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Montreal’s ‘casseroles’ cook up a storm over Quebec’s anti-protest law
Read more: Montreal’s ‘casseroles’ cook up a storm over Quebec’s anti-protest law“Every night, at 8pm, during 15 minutes, take a casserole or any object that makes some noise and bang it with all the wrath that Bill 78 inspires you!” Citizens in Quebec adopted ‘cacerolazo,’ a form of popular protest which…
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Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947–2016
Read more: Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947–2016Before it was called the Downtown Arts District, many more artists lived and worked in this stretch of central Los Angeles. The neighborhood was a rough-edged alternative for people in need of large, industrial spaces. A home for those willing…
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Dubai Man Aims to Enable Filmmaking Skills Among West Bank Youngsters
Read more: Dubai Man Aims to Enable Filmmaking Skills Among West Bank YoungstersYoungsters on the West Bank will have the chance to benefit creatively from a new project this summer. From the beginning of July, Handheld Stories plans to teach filmmaking skills to groups between eight and 16 years old from youth…