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Photographer Stéphan Gladieu Documents the Congolese Street Children Turning Waste into Wonder

Practitioner:
Stéphan Gladieu and the artists in Kinshasa

Date:
Apr 1 2003

“So dramatic, so strong, so visual,” artist Stéphan Gladieu said of his first encounter with the revival of an ancestral folk art movement in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Kinshasa is the capital of Congo but also one of the…

Law of the Journey

Practitioner:
Ai Weiwei

Date:
Apr 1 2003

The exhibition Law of the Journey is Ai Weiwei’s multi-layered, epic statement on the human condition: an artist’s expression of empathy and moral concern in the face of continuous, uncontrolled destruction and carnage. Hosted in a building of symbolic historical…

Dismaland

Practitioner:
Banksy

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Dismaland was an experimental and interactive art installation that mimicked and mocked similar attractions and characters of the Disney franchise. He later referred to it as a ‘bemusement park.’ Although the bemusement park seemed to disappear as suddenly as it…

Pussy Riot Bring Their Music and Activism To Montreal

Practitioner:
Pussy Riot

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Pussy Riot are spreading their protests and activism beyond Russia. Away from Vladimir Putin’s censorship, they’re bringing their voices to Canada – a place where their message of resistance is resonating. On Nov. 1, as a chilling cold filled the…

Artist Rufina Bazlova uses embroidery as a form of ‘gentle protest’

Practitioner:
Rufina Bazlova

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Rufina Bazlova is not afraid to surrender her art to activism. Born in Belarus, a former Soviet republic ruled by the authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko for 29 years now, Bazlova knows all too well that being apolitical is a privilege…

Climate-Noah’s Ark

Practitioner:
Gad Weil

Date:
Apr 1 2003

On September 19,2015 in Paris, 140 animals sailed up the River Seine to bring awareness to climate change, ahead of the COP21 UN meeting in December. French artist Gad Weil created this pop art piece from fully recyclable acrylic sheets,…

Chinese gather and lay flowers despite heavy security as former Premier Li Keqiang is laid to rest

Practitioner:
Chinese citizen

Date:
Apr 1 2003

HEFEI, China (AP) — Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people gathered Thursday near a state funeral home in Beijing as China’s former second-ranking leader, Li Keqiang, was put to rest, while a steady stream of mourners showed their respects at the…

Olivia Rodrigo’s Fund 4 Good

Practitioner:
National Network of Abortion Funds, Olivia Rodrigo

Date:
Apr 1 2003

In conjunction with the GUTS world tour, Olivia has launched Olivia Rodrido’s Fund 4 Good, a global initiative committed to building an equitable and just future for all women, girls and people seeking reproductive health freedom. A portion of the…

The Aesthetic and Conceptual Impact of El Anatsui’s Sculptures

Practitioner:
El Anatsui

Date:
Apr 1 2003

El Anatsui, a visionary originally from Ghana, blends discarded materials into breathtaking sculptures that, in themselves, advocate for change and prompt us to reimagine our relationship with the environment. His meticulous artistry serves as a vivid reminder of environmental challenges…

Breaking the fourth wall: theater as human rights activism

Practitioner:
Developing Artists

Date:
Apr 1 2003

Human rights activism relies on an ability to tell stories to diverse audiences that will inspire action toward justice. Distributing information through journalism, whether it be traditional or new media, is the standard method of raising awareness. Globalization and the…

NYU Activist Group on the Streets

Practitioner:
EMERGENYC

Date:
Apr 1 2003

On a sidewalk in the Village in downtown Manhattan, an African-American woman leans on her elbows and knees, wearing only black underpants. Scrawled in black marker all over her body are the words “Ain’t I a Woman?” Across the street,…

Becoming a Statue of Japanese Comfort Woman

Practitioner:
Yoshiko Shimada (嶋田美子)

Date:
Apr 1 2003

‘Since Plotinus’, writes Joseph Tanke (2019, p. 486), ‘Western art has been consecrated to beauty, and beautiful art has been understood as the achievement of good form’. But alongside this interest in beauty and form, art has been committed to…