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Conserving the Gola Rainforests: Sierra Leone and Liberia unite for a peaceful future
Read more: Conserving the Gola Rainforests: Sierra Leone and Liberia unite for a peaceful futureThe Gola Rainforest, straddling Sierra Leone and Liberia is a lush, green haven. Spanning about 700 square kilometers and stretches across both countries, the rainforest is home to diverse and globally threatened wildlife, including over 300 bird species and endangered…
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Artists4Ceasefire
Read more: Artists4CeasefireArtists4Ceasefire is a collective of actors, filmmakers, and other artists calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire during the Gaza war in Gaza, the delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians, and the release of all hostages.The collective was started on…
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Ricardo Levins Morales – Art for Environmental Justice
Read more: Ricardo Levins Morales – Art for Environmental JusticeBased in Minnesota, Morales creates prints and posters that address environmental and social justice issues. His art is used in grassroots movements, combining vivid imagery with messages of resistance and hope. “This is explicitly political art,” said Becca Lo Presti,…
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The Archive Means We Are Counted in History.’ Zanele Muholi on Documenting Black, Queer Life in South Africa
Read more: The Archive Means We Are Counted in History.’ Zanele Muholi on Documenting Black, Queer Life in South AfricaIn the portrait Bester I, Mayotte, the sitter’s eyes stare directly at the camera, practically boring a hole in the lens. Their lips are painted white, their hair and ears adorned with clothespins. The self-portrait of Zanele Muholi is striking…
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The Fearless Collective – Public Art for Social Change
Read more: The Fearless Collective – Public Art for Social ChangeFounded in India, this collective creates participatory murals that transform public spaces into affirmations of love and resistance. Collaborating with marginalized communities, they co-create artworks that challenge narratives of fear and oppression Fearless Collective is an art collective. It uses…
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Buses in Seoul install ‘comfort women’ statues to honour former sex slaves
Read more: Buses in Seoul install ‘comfort women’ statues to honour former sex slavesBuses serving several routes in central Seoul have acquired a new and highly controversial passenger: a barefoot “comfort woman”, wearing a traditional hanbok dress with her hands resting on her knees. Appearing on the front seat of buses in the…
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Priya’s Shakti: Augmented Reality Comic Against Gender Violence
Read more: Priya’s Shakti: Augmented Reality Comic Against Gender ViolencePriya’s Shakti is an augmented reality comic blending Indian mythology with modern storytelling. It follows Priya, a rape survivor turned superhero, challenging cultural taboos around sexual violence and empowering women through art and technology. Activism refers to “a doctrine or…
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Art, Politics, Activism, Oakland And Angela Davis
Read more: Art, Politics, Activism, Oakland And Angela DavisIn Oakland, artists created murals and installations to honor activist Angela Davis, celebrating her legacy in fighting for racial and gender justice. These public artworks inspire new generations to continue the struggle for social change. Using the Angela Davis Archive…
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Where the Tides Ebb and Flow
Read more: Where the Tides Ebb and FlowAs you walk through Paris and especially in the Montsouris Park, one cannot help but notice the blue busts that appear to be rising from under the surface of the water. This artwork is known as Where the Tides Ebb…
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Kind of Blue
Read more: Kind of BlueJenny Holzer is known for her art relating to truisms. Her work has revolved around truisms and finding an artistic way to display them. Kind of Blue is another work comprising different aphorisms and truisms. It combines digital technology, reflections,…
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Soundsuits
Read more: SoundsuitsNick Cave is an American fabric sculptor, performance artist, and dancer. He was born on February 4, 1959, in Fulton, Missouri. Currently, Cave lives in Chicago, Illinois, where he works at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as…
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I shop therefore I am
Read more: I shop therefore I amI Shop Therefore I Am (1987) is the work of Barbara Kruger . It became an iconic artwork, being reproduced on items such as shopping bags and other consumer products such as t-shirts. Kruger has often derived images from the…