Projects tagged
Shifts (culture)
Shifts the cultural landscape in order to imagine and enable change.
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Pigasus for President
Read more: Pigasus for PresidentAt the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968, the Yippies (Youth International Party) nominated a pig for president, with the campaign pledge: “They nominate a president and he eats the people. We nominate a president and the people eat…
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John Heartfield’s Anti-Nazi Photomontages
Read more: John Heartfield’s Anti-Nazi PhotomontagesJohn Heartfield began to make photomontages as a member of the Berlin branch of international Dada around 1920. Schooled in graphic arts and having worked briefly in animated film, Heartfield (who had anglicized his given name, Helmut Herzfeld, in 1917…
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North Carolina “Pray In”
Read more: North Carolina “Pray In”By Adam Owens Seventeen people were arrested Monday evening during what the state chapter of the NAACP called a nonviolent “pray in” protest at the General Assembly. The protest was directed at Republican action on health care, unemployment benefits, education…
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FACELESS
Read more: FACELESSFACELESS was produced under the rules of the ‘Manifesto for CCTV Filmmakers’. The manifesto states, amongst other things, that additional cameras are not permitted at filming locations, as the omnipresent existing video surveillance (CCTV) is already in operation. The UK…
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Every Step You Take
Read more: Every Step You TakeWith an estimated four million surveillance cameras, Britain is by far the most-watched nation on earth. Every Londoner is on camera about 300 times a day. How could this come about in George Orwell’s mother country? What were the ignition…
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Silver Action
Read more: Silver Action“Suzanne Lacy is an internationally known artist whose work includes installations, video, and large-scale performances on social themes and urban issues. One of her best-known works to date is The Crystal Quilt (Minneapolis, 1987) a performance with 430 older women,…
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The Disasters of War
Read more: The Disasters of WarFrancisco Goya created “The Disasters of War” from 1810-1820. These 80 etchings and aquatints show scenes from the Spanish struggle against the French army under Napolean Bonaparte, who invaded Spain in 1808. When Napolean tried to install his brother Joseph…
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Greenpeace Zombie Protest
Read more: Greenpeace Zombie ProtestMembers of Greenpeace together with environmental advocates dressed as zombies attend a creative protest against water pollution in Manila on September 27, 2012. The protesters delivered a petition urging the establishment of a “Right-To-Know” system for chemicals and the adoption…
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Sweeping Out Corruption
Read more: Sweeping Out CorruptionFour ministers in Brazil have resigned since January after being implicated in corruption, and on Wednesday, protesters showed they’ve had enough. Protesters planted 594 green and yellow brooms right in front of Brazil’s Congressional building each representing the colors of…
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Secret Anti-Abuse Advertisement
Read more: Secret Anti-Abuse AdvertisementIn an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different…
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Occupy the Pipeline Shuts Down Spectra Construction in NYC
Read more: Occupy the Pipeline Shuts Down Spectra Construction in NYCAs part of a nationwide day of action against fossil fuel pipelines from Pennsylvania to Texas, several hundred New Yorkers succeeded Monday in halting construction of a radioactive pipeline threatening the West Village–after unrelenting daily vigils at the Spectra pipeline…
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NYC Mock Posters Detail Police Terror Drills, Nuclear Threats
Read more: NYC Mock Posters Detail Police Terror Drills, Nuclear ThreatsIn an effort to prepare against chemical, biological and radiological attacks in the New York subway, the New York Police Department has announced plans to release harmless gases into the city’s streets and subway stations to better understand the pathways…