Projects tagged
Civil Liberties
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Lil Baby “The Bigger Picture”
Read more: Lil Baby “The Bigger Picture”Lil Baby, a popular American rapper, released a song titled “The Bigger Picture” in 2020 in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests that took place following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer. The…
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Three months after the tragedy in Uvalde, families cope with art, activism and aspirations
Read more: Three months after the tragedy in Uvalde, families cope with art, activism and aspirationsAlexandria “Lexi” Aniyah Rubio was looking forward to playing volleyball when she got to junior high. She dreamed of going to law school one day, and she loved astrology, butterflies, and the color yellow. These elements of Lexi’s personality now…
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The Vivienne Foundation
Read more: The Vivienne FoundationThe Vivienne Foundation exists to honour, protect and continue the legacy of Vivienne’s creativity and activism. Since the start of her career in the 1970s, Vivienne was renowned not only for her fashion design, but also her activism. Vivienne always…
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Study of Perspective (& Stools)
Read more: Study of Perspective (& Stools)The son of an exiled political dissident, Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei’s work is inherently political. Since 1995 Ai Weiwei has been traveling the world, photographing himself flipping off iconic monuments of power in his Study of Perspective series.…
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The Baltic Way – the longest unbroken human chain in history
Read more: The Baltic Way – the longest unbroken human chain in historyAt 7:00 PM on 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius, spanning 675 kilometres, or 420 miles. It was a peaceful protest against…
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Beyond AI WeiWei
Read more: Beyond AI WeiWeiIn a gallery in Hong Kong’s Chai Wan district last week, during the city’s third annual installment of the international Art Basel fair, the Beijing-based artist Huang Rui introduced a new live work called “Red Black White Grey.” At the…
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The Harlem Festival of Culture
Read more: The Harlem Festival of CultureThe Harlem Festival of Culture not only pays homage to the past but also envisions a brighter future. It serves as a platform to showcase the rich diversity and dynamism of Harlem’s artistic community, while also acting as a catalyst…
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Red Sand Project
Read more: Red Sand ProjectThe Red Sand Project is a participatory art installation and social awareness project created by artist and activist Molly Gochman in 2014. The project aims to raise awareness about human trafficking, which is a global issue that affects an estimated…
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This Clothing Line Tricks AI Cameras Without Covering Your Face
Read more: This Clothing Line Tricks AI Cameras Without Covering Your FaceA start-up has launched a line of clothing that confuses artificial intelligence (AI) cameras and stops them from recognizing the wearer. Italian start-up Cap_able is offering its first collection of knitted garments that shields the wearer from the facial recognition…
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Protests, sainthoods and unapologetic queer joy: The secret history of the secular LGBT+ nuns
Read more: Protests, sainthoods and unapologetic queer joy: The secret history of the secular LGBT+ nunsAs she puts the finishing touches to her habit, Sister Clarita, a Mexican immigrant living in Los Angeles, tells me that there are more than 3,000 LGBT+ nuns around the world. They’re part of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an…