Projects tagged
Arts & Culture
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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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When the Sky Blooms With Sakura—the first daytime fireworks in the sky above Yotuskura Beach in Iwaki City
Read more: When the Sky Blooms With Sakura—the first daytime fireworks in the sky above Yotuskura Beach in Iwaki CityOn June 26, contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang released the daytime firework display ‘When the Sky Blooms with Sakura’ at Yotsukura Beach in Iwaki City, as commissioned by Saint Laurent’s creative director Anthony Vaccarello. An area that has been devasted by…
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Ai Weiwei, Stools, 2014. Courtesy of Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
Read more: Ai Weiwei, Stools, 2014. Courtesy of Martin-Gropius-Bau, BerlinChinese artist Ai WeiWei has drawn on the stool part of that French surrealist’s pioneer work for his latest exhibition, the largest ever devoted to Ai, which opens in Berlin this Thursday. The show, entitled Evidence, is at Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau…
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Fighting Violence with Art
Read more: Fighting Violence with ArtOne of the oldest forms of human expression is art, so it’s no surprise that art is constantly used to critique another of humanity’s oldest practices, violence and war. In the world of art activism, the power of creativity and…
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Voices from the Conflict
Read more: Voices from the ConflictOur NGO “Voices from the Conflict” seeks to open a conversation about the Israel-Palestine conflict through the lens of activist art. The history of the conflict dates back to the UN partition plan in 1947, followed by Israel’s independence in…
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“Printing Lost Culture of Ukraine” and “The Man Who Flew Into Space From His Brooklyn Apartment”
Read more: “Printing Lost Culture of Ukraine” and “The Man Who Flew Into Space From His Brooklyn Apartment”Both shows are supported by funds from New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and Materials for the Arts (MFTA). “Printing Lost Culture of Ukraine” November 13…
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Cultural center on wheels brings the arts closer to working-class Brazilians
Read more: Cultural center on wheels brings the arts closer to working-class BraziliansSAO PAULO, May 16 (Reuters) – At one of Latin America’s largest commuter bus terminals in Brazil’s gritty downtown Sao Paulo, 84-year-old Rerizenil de Paula Santos waits on a bus decorated with neon lights and bright graffiti amid the hustle…
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@muchachafanzine
Read more: @muchachafanzineThe user muchachafanzine on instagram is an activist who writes a “decolonial native xicana feminist fanzine”. They are an online activist and they spread their message through their page, the zine, and through merchandise. Daisy Salinas began Muchacha Fanzine as…
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Climate Protesters Smear Paint on Case and Pedestal of Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art
Read more: Climate Protesters Smear Paint on Case and Pedestal of Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of ArtOn Thursday, two climate protesters dressed in suits smeared paint on the case and pedestal of Edgar Degas’s sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen sculpture at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The protest, which happened around 11 a.m.,…
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West Palm Beach arts community, drag queens protest against Clematis Street permit denial
Read more: West Palm Beach arts community, drag queens protest against Clematis Street permit denialWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Supporters of the LGBTQ+ and arts communities in West Palm Beach are protesting the closure of two popular spots for creatives in the city. Subculture Group’s permit to operate Artist Alley was revoked earlier this…