Projects tagged
Community
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Interwoven Threads: The Art of Community and Sensory Expansion
Read more: Interwoven Threads: The Art of Community and Sensory ExpansionSebastián Mahaluf stands out as an artist deeply engaged in weaving the complex threads of human connection, community, and the interplay of personal and collective experiences. His notable work, “CONTRADICTION AND TENSION,” showcases his approach to art as a participatory…
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Washing River 洗河
Read more: Washing River 洗河Since the 1980s, revitalizing the economy has always been the country’s development strategy. Although China’s economy has grown rapidly in just twenty years, attracting worldwide attention, environmental destruction has also become a problem. For example, the Fu Nan River in…
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I want a president
Read more: I want a presidentInstalled on the occasion of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, I want a president renders a poignant portrait of the cultural and political climate in the early 1990s in New York City with words that still resonate today. Zoe Leonard,…
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Hundreds of Pro-Palestine Protestors Stage Events at MoMA and Brooklyn Museum
Read more: Hundreds of Pro-Palestine Protestors Stage Events at MoMA and Brooklyn MuseumAs the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, hundreds of people gathered inside the Museum of Modern Art and outside of the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday for protests. Images and videos posted on Instagram show several banners unfurled inside MoMA’s…
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Art, Advocacy, and Action: Luke Ching’s Crusade for Labor Rights in Hong Kong
Read more: Art, Advocacy, and Action: Luke Ching’s Crusade for Labor Rights in Hong KongLuke Ching Chin Wai is a conceptual artist and labour-artivist in Hong Kong. Since 2013, he has worked undercover in different low-paid jobs in the city, including as a security guard, supermarket cashier worker, and metro cleaner to learn about…
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The Invisible Man
Read more: The Invisible Man“My intention was not to disappear in the environment but instead to let the environment take possession of me” Said Liu Bolin. With his strong photography, Bolin vanishes into the city, creating a powerful statement about our relationship, as humans,…
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“Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)
Read more: “Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)Artist: Félix González-Torres Media: Candies in variously coloured wrappers, endless supply, ideal weight of 175 lb Date & Location: 1991 Where can I find this item?: Art Institute of Chicago, Contemporary Art, Gallery 293 Source: Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons) Significance…
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Performance Obscura
Read more: Performance ObscuraIn her curatorial project Making Way, Ruth Simbao brought together works that complicated the idea of globalization’s effect on African nations, especially the idea that the new phase would usher in an almost frictionless movement of labor and capital across…
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‘Stand by Her’: a compaign fight period poverty in China
Read more: ‘Stand by Her’: a compaign fight period poverty in ChinaHONG KONG — It started when a single box of free sanitary pads appeared in a middle school classroom in October. Then a plastic container with pads was attached to the walls of four bathrooms in a university in Shanghai.…
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Htein Lin: A Show of Hands
Read more: Htein Lin: A Show of HandsFrom 1998 to 2004, pro-democracy activist Htein Lin was jailed for challenging the military dictatorship in his home country of Myanmar (formerly Burma) in Southeast Asia. Prior to his imprisonment, Lin acted in films and with a theater troupe. While…