Projects tagged
Advertising & Consumerism
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Dismaland
Read more: DismalandIn August 2015, Weston-Super-Mare – a sleepy seaside town in Somerset, England – suddenly became the top destination for the metropolitan elite, welcoming celebrity guests like Brad Pitt, Jack Black and Mark Ronson. Overnight this quaint town, just 18 miles…
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Occupy Museums Hosts a Faux Graduation Ceremony at the Whitney Museum
Read more: Occupy Museums Hosts a Faux Graduation Ceremony at the Whitney MuseumThe Whitney Museum of American Art’s pay-what-you-wish Fridays are typically busy. For two-and-a-half hours out of the 53 the museum is open each week, visitors can enter without paying the usual $25 admission fee, a brief and temporary, but recurrent,…
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Daughter
Read more: DaughterAudi of America is committed to supporting pay equality, inclusivity, and the growth and development of all employees. The company has publically pledged to support ongoing commitment to women’s pay equality in the workplace and to foster a work environment…
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Watermelon Sunday – 100% Plant Based Cookout
Read more: Watermelon Sunday – 100% Plant Based CookoutStarting in 2019 out of the East Harlem neighborhood in New York, Watermelon has served as recurring series of cookout-themed events that are 100% vegan, while also centering BIPOC businesses. People from all over the city come to the reoccurring…
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“Within the Terms and Conditions”
Read more: “Within the Terms and Conditions”A popular theme throughout media is the relationship between technology and art. While art is often bolstered and disseminated through technology, discussions arise of how technology both positively and negatively affects content. Caroline Sinders’ exhibition Within the Terms and Conditions…
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Turning powerful stats into art
Read more: Turning powerful stats into artArtist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His supersized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics — like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day. https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_jordan_turning_powerful_stats_into_art?r… External sources:
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Gucci model stages mental health protest at Milan fashion week
Read more: Gucci model stages mental health protest at Milan fashion weekIf fashion is a reflection of the times it is little wonder that the current round of shows have often felt discombobulating. Gucci’s show on Sunday night was particularly surreal, opening with a series of models being propelled along a…
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Controversy in the Wild Kingdom of Couture
Read more: Controversy in the Wild Kingdom of CouturePARIS — Ten a.m. on a frigid Monday morning, the first day of the couture shows, and Kylie Jenner was strutting through the marble halls of the Petit Palais trying to find her seat for Schiaparelli, shoehorned into spiky stilettos…
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How Détournement Was Used as a Weapon in 15-M Protests
Read more: How Détournement Was Used as a Weapon in 15-M ProtestsJust over a decade ago on May 15, 2011, a wave of social outrage began as the Spanish people collectively decided that they had had enough of the corruption, cuts, and inequalities affecting their country. 15-M was a movement that…
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Dead Dove Publishing
Read more: Dead Dove PublishingUser @ArmoredSuperHeavy on Twitter recently posted a master document detailing their explorations into bookbinding, fanfiction preservation, and the online gift economy. Their bookbinding venture, named Dead Dove Publishing, is a project that seeks to preserve and legitimize fanworks and celebrate…