Projects tagged
Strengthens (community)
Strengthens, builds and celebrates community through ritual and/or symbol.
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Activism at the Met Gala
Read more: Activism at the Met GalaNow that the dust has settled from the Met Gala, with all the excitement over Kylie Jenner’s bathroom selfie and Rihanna’s body-swallowing Comme des Garçons florals, it is worth pausing to consider a red carpet moment most people missed: the…
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It Looks Like Bansky Has Struck the Wall of England’s Reading Prison, Which Once Detained Oscar Wilde, in His Latest Mural
Read more: It Looks Like Bansky Has Struck the Wall of England’s Reading Prison, Which Once Detained Oscar Wilde, in His Latest Mural“It appears that Banksy has struck again, this time painting the brick wall of the former Reading Prison in Berkshire, England, where Oscar Wilde was jailed for two years over his “indecent” affair with Lord Alfred Douglas. In the new…
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CRIPPING CHOREOGRAPHY
Read more: CRIPPING CHOREOGRAPHY“Rainer’s early choreography celebrated, among other things, ordinary movements: the expressive capacities of kneeling, of shaking your head, of rolling on the floor. And when she went through periods of sickness, those movements became an even more important part of…
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Breastfeeding protest in food court
Read more: Breastfeeding protest in food courtDozens of moms organized a breastfeeding protest at an Australian mall after nursing mom Luci White was asked to leave the food court. White says she was finishing up her lunch at Bendigo Marketplace, about 90 minutes outside Melbourne, when…
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Unhappily Ever
Read more: Unhappily EverJeff is an animation storyboard artist from Los Angeles, previously working as an animation artist on several famous Disney movies. He uses his talent to produce work highlighting environmental and social issues worldwide with Disney characters, called Unhappily Ever After.…
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Powerful photos of the lives of young Syrian refugees through their eyes
Read more: Powerful photos of the lives of young Syrian refugees through their eyesThis month marks ten years since the start of the Syrian Civil War, an ongoing conflict that has cruelly cut the lives of hundreds of thousands short, and irrevocably changed the course of millions more. An estimated 5.6 million have…
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The Protest Mask Project
Read more: The Protest Mask ProjectThe Protest Mask Project was co-organized by Maggie Thompson and Jaida Grey Eagle. During the George Floyd protests, the artists’ studio, Makwa Studio, created hundreds of masks to give to protestors in the city of Minneapolis where the demonstrations began.…
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The Artist Is Present
Read more: The Artist Is PresentFrom March 14, 2010 to May 31, 2010, in the Museum of Modern Art, Marina Abramović held an activist art called The Artist Is Present. In the exhibition, there were simply a pair of chairs and a desk. Abramović sat…
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Documentary — The Two Lives of Li Ermao
Read more: Documentary — The Two Lives of Li ErmaoThe documentary film “The Two Lives of Li Ermao” recorded the bumpy life experience of a transgender Li Ermao and her unique and moving story. “Others only live one life, I live two.” Looking back, the “two lives” are not…
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El Anatsui’s Artistic Practice
Read more: El Anatsui’s Artistic PracticeDOHA — In an interview with the Paris Review in 1993, the late Toni Morrison once said, I think of beauty as an absolute necessity. I don’t think it’s a privilege or an indulgence. It’s not even a quest. I…
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Journey of a Yellow Man
Read more: Journey of a Yellow ManSingaporean artist Lee Wen’s series Journey of a Yellow Man (1992–2012), one of his most famous and long-standing performances, was not simply a personal affront, it was a political affront. At the intersection of Asian art history, critical race theory, and migration…
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Jiangshanjiao, do they talk to you like this?
Read more: Jiangshanjiao, do they talk to you like this?On Feb 17, 2020, the official account of The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League on Weibo announced the launch of its virtual idols “Hongqiman” and “Jiangshanjiao”, and set up a new official microblog, and called on people to…