Projects tagged
Advertising & Consumerism
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Sirens of the Lambs
Read more: Sirens of the LambsSirens of the Lambs is created by the enigmatic street artist, Banksy. This piece was first spotted on the streets of New York City on October 10, 2013, it went viral on social media and people are posting and reposting…
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Zou Yaqi, a Chinese woman who spent 21 days living in Beijing for free by taking advantage of inherent classism issues in China
Read more: Zou Yaqi, a Chinese woman who spent 21 days living in Beijing for free by taking advantage of inherent classism issues in ChinaBEIJING — Like many art students, Zou Yaqi often worried she’d be unable to afford to live in Beijing after graduation. So, earlier this year, she decided to set herself a daunting challenge: Survive in the city for three weeks…
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Television Commercial for Communism
Read more: Television Commercial for CommunismTelevision Commercial for Communism: https://vimeo.com/129592556 Formed in 2006, the Propeller Group is a Ho Chi Minh City– and Los Angeles–based collective composed of artists Phunam, Matt Lucero, and Tuan Andrew Nguyen. The convergence of the diverse backgrounds of its members—antique…
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Decomposable Barbie
Read more: Decomposable BarbieBarbie Hoax Targets Mattel and Fools Some News Outlets The false campaign by environmental activists claimed that the toy giant was launching a new line of decomposable Barbies and would stop using plastic by 2030. In an email, Mattel described…
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Calvin Klein, Mother’s Day
Read more: Calvin Klein, Mother’s DayText by David Artavia – An ad from Calvin Klein on Mother’s Day featuring a pregnant transgender man and his trans partner has sparked a wave of backlash on social media. “Today, in support of women and mothers all over…
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For Once, Don’t Do It
Read more: For Once, Don’t Do ItText by Seth Cohen – On Friday night, as U.S. television screens burned with images of peaceful protests turning violent, Nike released a new socially conscious ad calling on Americans to do something quite different than the brand’s usual call…
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How Fenty Beauty Changed The State Of Play In The Industry
Read more: How Fenty Beauty Changed The State Of Play In The IndustryThe protracted queue. That was the first thing I noticed when I arrived. It was winding, unending and impossible to see exactly where it began. I asked one of the security guards if he had any indication as to the…
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Los Palcos del Descubridor (The discoverer’s box seats)
Read more: Los Palcos del Descubridor (The discoverer’s box seats)“Los Palcos del Descubridor” (The Discoverer’s Box Seats) was a project created by Sebastian Burga and José Aburto in 2012 that consisted of a large-scale installation on the street and a media campaign on the Internet. The work simulated the…
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Say No To Body Shame
Read more: Say No To Body ShameMounica Tata launched Doodleodrama as an online journal to improve representation for her body type in mainstream media. “I’ve always been an overweight person and bullied and shamed for the same. Only fairly recently I’ve learned to make my peace…
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Jameela Jamil says she’s ‘not here to be liked’: ‘I am not a trend, I am a human being’
Read more: Jameela Jamil says she’s ‘not here to be liked’: ‘I am not a trend, I am a human being’Jameela Jamil has opened up about how she’s “not here to be liked” in a frank new interview with Meghan Markle. In the latest episode of Archetypes, Meghan’s Spotify podcast, the Duchess speaks with both Jamil and Shohreh Aghdashloo about…