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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The World’s Most Dangerous Rap Group: NWA
Read more: The World’s Most Dangerous Rap Group: NWAIn 1988, rap group the N.W.A from Compton, California released their second album, “Straight Outta Compton”. Without any radio play or media coverage, the album still managed to become an underground hit, and the notorious rap group successfully introduced socially…
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Orca whale light/drone performance in Russia
Read more: Orca whale light/drone performance in RussiaA performance in support of a bill banning the catch of cetaceans for cultural and educational purposes in Russia. The bill was supposed to pass readings in the lower house of parliament but unfortunately it was postponed; this activity is…
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We have to get beyond the shame’: Women of the World launches festival against sexual violence
Read more: We have to get beyond the shame’: Women of the World launches festival against sexual violenceGender equality charity Women of the World (WOW) is launching a one-day festival of activism that invites people from all generations, genders and backgrounds to take part in conversations around sexual violence. The festival, created in partnership with Birkbeck, University…
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We have to get beyond the shame’: Women of the World launches festival against sexual violence
Read more: We have to get beyond the shame’: Women of the World launches festival against sexual violenceGender equality charity Women of the World (WOW) is launching a one-day festival of activism that invites people from all generations, genders and backgrounds to take part in conversations around sexual violence. The festival, created in partnership with Birkbeck, University…
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“Within the Terms and Conditions”
Read more: “Within the Terms and Conditions”A popular theme throughout media is the relationship between technology and art. While art is often bolstered and disseminated through technology, discussions arise of how technology both positively and negatively affects content. Caroline Sinders’ exhibition Within the Terms and Conditions…
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25 Years Ago, Rage Against the Machine Whipped Their Dicks Out in Protest
Read more: 25 Years Ago, Rage Against the Machine Whipped Their Dicks Out in ProtestWhen Rage Against the Machine arrived in Philadelphia to play their 15-minute set as part of Lollapalooza ’93, the Los Angeles band knew they had a problem. Zack de la Rocha, the band’s incendiary frontman who was as outspoken on…
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Negro Matapacos
Read more: Negro MatapacosThe streets of Santiago are once again alive with the spirit of revolution. For weeks now, working-class Chileans have occupied national monuments and blocked major intersections in protest of widespread inequality. They desire full reform — a request so long…
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The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
Read more: The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His SonsJacques-Louis David was an active member of the French Revolution, and his works often depicted his political affiliations. David’s painting The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons portrays the scene of Brutus, an important figure of the…
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Tletl (Mexican Nahua Dance) Performance
Read more: Tletl (Mexican Nahua Dance) PerformanceThe group known as Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli, which practices Mexican Nahua dance, song and drumming, is a frequent presence at Black Lives Matter protests in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Its dancers first took to the streets in solidarity with the movement…
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Homeworkers
Read more: HomeworkersHomeworkers 1977 is the central piece of a multidisciplinary project that comprised photographs, interviews, news clippings and a large canvas documenting the situation of non-unionised women doing manual work at home. A painting in two parts, Homeworkers comprises a title…
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Fashion in Action
Read more: Fashion in ActionOn the opening day of the Spring/Summer 2011’s season of Mercedes Benz’s New York Fashion Week, former fashion editor, speaker, and fashion activist Michaela Angela Davis led a protest of approximately 20 black women, dressed in black suits, carrying signs…
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Here Are Some Ways the Art World Has Come Together to Support Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria
Read more: Here Are Some Ways the Art World Has Come Together to Support Earthquake Relief in Turkey and SyriaWith people in Turkey and Syria still reeling from Monday’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, many in the art world have united in support of the relief efforts for the disaster. The death toll has now surpassed 22,000, with close to…