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Projeto Axé
Read more: Projeto Axé“Children and youngsters who are invisible to society are made visible through Art” Projeto Axé is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1990 in Salvador, Bahia (Brazil), by Cesare de Florio La Rocca, a lawyer and educator from Florence. Its goal…
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Sheep invade the Louvre
Read more: Sheep invade the LouvreTwelve sheep and a sheepdog walk into the Louvre. If it sounds like the beginning of a joke, it’s not. In Paris Friday, French farmers protesting European Union agricultural policy herded a flock of sheep down the steps of the…
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Corrected Billboard Defends Transparency at Guantanamo Bay
Read more: Corrected Billboard Defends Transparency at Guantanamo BayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco, California Corrected Billboard Defends Transparency at Guantanamo Bay The California Department of Corrections (CDC) has unveiled a new billboard campaign to assist the U.S. Navy with transparency at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. On March…
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It Gets Better
Read more: It Gets BetterAfter a spate of bullying-related suicides of LGBT youth, gay columnist Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller decided to launch the It Gets Better project to see what they could do about it. They began with a simple YouTube…
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Immigrant Movement International
Read more: Immigrant Movement InternationalTania Bruguera, in partnership with the Queens Museum of Art, began a long term art project in form of an artist initiated socio-political movement. Immigrant Movement International is an organization headquartered in the multinational neighborhood of Corona, Queens. The organization…
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Untitled
Read more: UntitledMarking the six month anniversary of September 11th, a poster designed by artist Hans Haacke appeared on scaffolding and media walls throughout New York City. The poster itself was blank and white, consisting only of die-cut silhouettes of the World…
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Migration is Beautiful
Read more: Migration is BeautifulArtist and social activist Favianna Rodriguez collaborated with musician Pharrell Williams to create a documentary series focusing on migrants in America. The documentary consists of 3 episodes that focus on the role of artists in the political realm. The goal…
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Dr. Cruel and the Afro- Icelandic Liberation Front
Read more: Dr. Cruel and the Afro- Icelandic Liberation FrontBy 2010, the Nigerian film industry, also referred to as “Nollywood,” had become the second-largest film industry in the world. Today, the accessibility of digital video technology continues to enable prolific amateur filmmakers to produce wildly popular low-budget and direct-to-DVD…
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Comics: A Graphic Record of the Here and Now
Read more: Comics: A Graphic Record of the Here and NowCreative Time, a public art fund, invited artists to make online comics that addressed contemporary issues. Every month for two years a new artist presented their comic strip online. At the end, there were a total of 24 comic works…
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The Dreamland Artist Club
Read more: The Dreamland Artist ClubThe Dreamland Artist Club project was named after one of the famous amusement parks in Coney Island. The project consisted of more than 25 artists coming together to repaint rides and make custom signs, murals and scenic backdrops for the…
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The Peace Piece
Read more: The Peace PieceThe Peace Piece was conceived by artist Adelle Lutz as a reaction to the declaration of the American war with Iraq in the Spring of 2003. Lutz combined her talents as a costume designer and artist to create a project…
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“Migration is Beautiful”
Read more: “Migration is Beautiful”Artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez recently teamed up with Pharrell Williams’ I Am Other YouTube Channel to create a moving new documentary series titled “Migration is Beautiful.” Addressing the debate surrounding immigration policy in the United States and the overall…