Projects tagged
Sustains (change)
Support and celebrate change that has already been won and needs to be sustained.
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Zhang Donghui, a young artist, was detained for more than three months and had to pay 3,995 yuan in compensation for writing the words “Three years, I have become numb.”
Read more: Zhang Donghui, a young artist, was detained for more than three months and had to pay 3,995 yuan in compensation for writing the words “Three years, I have become numb.”Zhang Donghui, born in 1992, is a native of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China. He graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2017. He has been living and working as a professional artist in Beijing…
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Living and Killing in Modern China: “A Touch of Sin”
Read more: Living and Killing in Modern China: “A Touch of Sin”“May you live in interesting times” is the familiar Chinese saying, usually spat out as a curse. You can see why in “A Touch of Sin,” a film by renowned director Jia Zhang-ke. That kind of time is now, in…
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North Hall Takeover at UCSB
Read more: North Hall Takeover at UCSBFor some, October 14, 1968, was a clarion call to the future. On that day, a group of 12 black students at UC Santa Barbara, tired of the unequal treatment and passive-aggressive racism they received as Black athletes — and…
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Julius Eastman: Gay Guerilla
Read more: Julius Eastman: Gay GuerillaJulius Eastman was a Black and Queer avant garde, minimalist composer and performer from the 1960s-1980s. He used his platform to advocate for the rights and livelihoods of Black and queer people through his unique musical aesthetic and the controversial…
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“Herstory” is the first comprehensive New York museum survey of work by Judy Chicago
Read more: “Herstory” is the first comprehensive New York museum survey of work by Judy Chicago“Judy Chicago: Herstory” will span Judy Chicago’s sixty-year career to encompass the full breadth of the artist’s contributions across painting, sculpture, installation, drawing, textiles, photography, stained glass, needlework, and printmaking. Expanding the boundaries of a traditional museum survey, the exhibition…
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CAMILO GODOY: RENACEMOS A CADA INSTANTE
Read more: CAMILO GODOY: RENACEMOS A CADA INSTANTEAs the New Museum’s 2023–24 Artist-in-Residence, Camilo Godoy will create a performance exploring movement, breathing, and mourning practices. The title of his residency is borrowed from an embroidered work made by the queer Paraguayan artist Feliciano Centurión in 1995, the…
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Dior accused of ‘culturally appropriating’ centuries-old Chinese skirt
Read more: Dior accused of ‘culturally appropriating’ centuries-old Chinese skirtCNN — Dior is facing accusations of cultural appropriation after Chinese social media users – and protesters outside one of the label’s Paris stores – claimed that a $3,800 skirt was inspired by a centuries-old traditional garment. The pleated wool…
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The body as a living artwork: Olivier de Sagazan’s Transfiguration
Read more: The body as a living artwork: Olivier de Sagazan’s TransfigurationAs the audience enter, Olivier de Sagazan is pacing the stage, deep in thought. A slight, barefooted figure dressed in suit and tie, he circles in and out the shadows, head bowed, sometimes muttering to himself. As the audience settle…
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French Farmers Throw Sh*t Fit
Read more: French Farmers Throw Sh*t Fit“Energy costs surged with the Feb. 2022 launch by Russia of full-scale war in Ukraine and hit hard for farmers reliant on tractors, harvesters and other fuel-guzzling equipment. Prices also soared for other inputs that underpin intensive farming, notably fertilizers.…
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New Work – New Women
Read more: New Work – New WomenAfter the inauguration of Donald Trump in 2017, misogynistic sentiments were amplified due to Trump’s policy positions and rhetoric. One position Trump made clear was against Planned Parenthood, which largely threatened women’s reproductive rights and access to healthcare. This project…
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The Sewer Soaperie: Cities, Oil and Human Behavior
Read more: The Sewer Soaperie: Cities, Oil and Human BehaviorMany artists are inspired to bring climate change into their work after a direct experience with it. Catherine Sarah Young hopes her work helps people understand and talk about their experiences with climate change. Originally from the Philippines, she first…
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Climate Comedy: Inspiring Climate Action Through Comedy
Read more: Climate Comedy: Inspiring Climate Action Through ComedyThe Climate Comedy Cohort is an unprecedented network of comedians who are coming together to learn, collaborate, and create hilarious new comedy informed by the hottest climate science. The Climate Comedy Cohort functions as a 9-month fellowship. Co-created and directed…