Projects tagged
Strengthens (community)
Strengthens, builds and celebrates community through ritual and/or symbol.
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Shh
Read more: ShhA street photography exhibition located in Beijing’s most crowded tourist attractions, Dongsi Hutong, to get a voice the Chinese government’s censorship of art works in public space. To hedge the city’s regulation , the human body photography were displayed in…
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Daughter of China
Read more: Daughter of ChinaChen Boer’s first heroine film, which she co-wrote and directed, was “Daughter of China,” about female soldiers in the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. They didn’t have much filmed material at the time, but as a feminist, Chen Boer clearly wanted…
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White Noise Documentary Film
Read more: White Noise Documentary Film“White Noise explores the seductive power of extremism. Hatred feels good. But the fix is fleeting. As the film progresses, the subjects reveal the contradictions at the heart of their world. Lauren Southern advocates for traditional gender roles, but resents…
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Shamecards
Read more: ShamecardsMimicking the look of iconic “Greetings From” postcards, Manuel and Patricia Oliver, parents of Joaquin Oliver who died in the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, created “Shamecards” featuring 52 cities from around the United States. Rather than highlighting the…
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The Chronicles of Resilience
Read more: The Chronicles of ResilienceFor FX Harsono, art is activism. Over the past four decades, performance, sculpture, and painting have become his means of nonviolent protest against government autocracy and ethnic strife in Indonesia. In his current exhibition The Chronicles of Resilience, curated by…
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‘Wolf Warrior artist’ strives to use new art to spread truth and inspire patriotism
Read more: ‘Wolf Warrior artist’ strives to use new art to spread truth and inspire patriotismWith delicate composition, striking details and strong emotion, five editorial posters drawn by Wuheqilin have attracted some half million followers to his account on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like social media platform. His political views expressed in his art have led…
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Bishan Project: Utopia in a Chinese Village
Read more: Bishan Project: Utopia in a Chinese Village“There are many problems in rural areas. For example, agriculture is declining, no one is farming, traditional things are falling apart, farmers are brainwashed by the idea of urbanization, and they don’t like their hometown. They all want to move…
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Weaponizing pink glitter
Read more: Weaponizing pink glitterOn August 16, 2019 thousands of women marched in various cities across Mexico. One particular case may have triggered them, but these marches were an answer to the systematic violence against women and girls in our country. On August 6,…
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Paint, Poems and Protest Anthems: Myanmar’s Coup Inspires the Art of Defiance
Read more: Paint, Poems and Protest Anthems: Myanmar’s Coup Inspires the Art of DefianceMost nights since a coup returned Myanmar to military rule on Feb. 1, a spectral symbol of protest has glowed on a mildewed side of a building. Where the next illumination will appear in Yangon, the country’s biggest city, is…
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Red Envelope Movement in London
Read more: Red Envelope Movement in LondonWorld Microphone (世界麦克风) is an organization created by students (most of them are Chinese) located in London. The organization has an account in RED, which is a popular social media in China. It often holds interviews and movements on the…
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Papel Machete Fights for Liberation
Read more: Papel Machete Fights for LiberationThe work of a radical theater and puppetry collective, known as Papel Machete, produces and performs throughout Puerto Rico and the United States. Papel Machete was established on May 1, 2006 during protests responding to the government shutdown and political…
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Richmond’s new take on Robert E. Lee
Read more: Richmond’s new take on Robert E. LeeOver the winter break, I was actually able to see the recently re-decorated Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia. After the height of the Black Lives Matter Protests over the past summer, it couldn’t be torn down, but it…