Projects tagged
Amplifies (issue or campaign)
Brings public and political attention to an issue or campaign. Can include prefigurative action, making the invisible visible.
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Air Pollution
Read more: Air PollutionAn artist who sparked significant awareness regarding the issues of climate change was Olafur Eliasson. Eliasson’s main objective has been to catch people’s attention and make them feel emotions and care about climate change because many people do not connect…
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Terrorism to Monuments
Read more: Terrorism to MonumentsWithin the topic of terrorism, the idea of loss and memory is always a pervasive idea that cannot be avoided. Within the topic of loss and memory, the idea of monuments is always a pervasive idea that cannot be avoided…
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Female Immigrants and Related Artwork
Read more: Female Immigrants and Related ArtworkAs massacres, civil wars, and violence permeated communities, people have searched for asylum in other countries. Due to its location and relative safety, Spain has become a common destination for immigrants seeking a better life. Female immigrants in particular tend…
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AIDS
Read more: AIDSPepe Espaliú was an artist from Cordoba who made various art from paintings to sculptures and public actions. He was diagnosed with AIDS in 1990, and up until 1993 when he died, he focused on drawing attention to those affected…
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Luxury Ruins Tour Project
Read more: Luxury Ruins Tour ProjectThe environment is one political topic that has become more significant in countries all around the world. One current example of this can be seen in Madrid with the Madrid Central program, introduced in an effort to lower carbon emissions…
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Plastic Waste
Read more: Plastic WasteThe political artist I chose to investigate is Ruth Peche, a Spanish sculptor and photographer. Her themes tend to center around plastic waste and the impact it has on the environment, using this as a muse for describing the relationship…
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Chatty cockroach
Read more: Chatty cockroachThis is the image confronting Greeks from an Athenian drain . “Hello, I live in the sewers of Athens,” says the cockroach. “Yes, me too,” says an Athenian walking past, apparently unfazed by the idea of an insect talking to…
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Mueller Report Graphic Novel
Read more: Mueller Report Graphic NovelThe Mueller Report, important as it is, has not been read by most Americans. While perhaps written in more accessible language than other federal reports, there have been efforts to bring it into other formats: audio books, performances, and The…
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Embarassing Plastic Bags
Read more: Embarassing Plastic BagsEast West Market in Vancouver, British Columbia have made it clear that they are very concerned about the effect that single use plastic items have on the environment. In order to address this concern, they now charge their customers for…
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The Peterloo Memorial: A monument to discrimination
Read more: The Peterloo Memorial: A monument to discriminationDisabled people gathered to protest at the site where a memorial to the Peterloo massacre in 1819 is being built. We are keen to have a memorial to Peterloo, but we want one we can be proud of, rather than…
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50 People in 40 Square Meters
Read more: 50 People in 40 Square MetersIn a case of voter fraud, an investigation revealed that the party in power had won fifty votes from the residents of a single apartment. A group of activists reproduced the apartment in a downtown square and invited 50 people…
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Moving Mural
Read more: Moving MuralA Moving Mural bursts a singular visual message into action. The outline of a design is decided upon by the participants of an event. For the “She’s the First” conference in New York City that supports young women the world…