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Graffiti on Garbage
Read more: Graffiti on GarbageDelhi- based graffiti artist who goes by the name Daku went around South Delhi, one of the poshest places in the city, and painted on overflowing garbage cans. It is both a call to the civic bodies to clear the…
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Recycle Flash Mob
Read more: Recycle Flash MobA group of unidentified guerrilla activists staged a unique pro recycling flashmob in a Quebec mall in July 2015. An actor ‘forgot’ an empty water bottle on the ground in a food court a couple of feet from a recycling…
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Arruinados
Read more: ArruinadosIn July and August 2013, O Teatrão, a Coimbra based theatre company, presented the project Arruinados, comprising three theatre performances in three abandoned spaces (‘ruins’), one in each of three cities in the Centre region of Portugal located along the…
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Soviet Army Monument – REDUX
Read more: Soviet Army Monument – REDUXSince the beginning of Bulgaria’s transition to democracy, the monument’s meaning and future has been the subject of heated debates. Opponents to the monument aren’t happy about the presence of such a dominating foreign army monument in the country that…
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The Panama Papers
Read more: The Panama PapersA giant leak of more than 11.5 million financial and legal records exposes a system that enables crime, corruption and wrongdoing, hidden by secretive offshore companies. External sources: https://panamapapers.icij.org/
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Project Easy Access Lexington
Read more: Project Easy Access LexingtonSpearheaded by Latitude Artist Community, Project Easy Access Lexington (PEAL) organized team ‘Bricksquad’ to help make the sidewalks and streets of downtown Lexington, KY more wheelchair accessible. Armed with only a canvas bag of few bricks, sand, and some tools…
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MTA Posters- Gas Test
Read more: MTA Posters- Gas TestWhat would a chemical attack on NYC look like? How would poisonous gases spread, through the lines of the subway and above ground? These are some of the questions the NYPD and a team of researchers hope to answer this…
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Rundberg’s ‘Running Man’ Looks to Take His Message Beyond Austin
Read more: Rundberg’s ‘Running Man’ Looks to Take His Message Beyond AustinHe’s everyone’s favorite cardio-loving community activist — a relatively new emissary of Austin weird. His name is Broderick James, but he’s better known as the Rundberg Running Man, a local fixture you can find dancing, running and freestyle rapping on…
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Bogota Performance Piece – No Name
Read more: Bogota Performance Piece – No NameRenowned Cuban artist Tania Bruguera surprised a Bogota audience in September when she lined up three people directly involved in the Colombian conflict for a chat. The real performance however, started when a waitress emerged with a tray of neatly…
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Xincun
Read more: XincunSong Tao and Ji Weiyu, established their collaborative named Birdhead in 2004. Both natives of Shanghai, their work is deeply rooted in their hometown and its evolution amid China’s growth into a global power. The duo takes diaristic snapshots, highlighting…