Projects tagged
Food & Water
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STICK IT TO ‘EM!
Read more: STICK IT TO ‘EM!#stickit2em is an all-inclusive, anti-capitalist, & pro-planet justice movement, using the clever medium of stickers! “America is segregated and so is pollution. Race and class still matter and map closely with pollution, unequal protection, and vulnerability. Today, zip code is…
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The Apocalypse Project: The Ephemeral Marvels Perfume Store
Read more: The Apocalypse Project: The Ephemeral Marvels Perfume StoreAs climate change worsens, so will our collective sense of loss. Coastlines, cities, crops, and entire species will disappear. Artist Catherine Young has created a perfume line that bottles up the scents of things we enjoy today, but will be…
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French Farmers Throw Sh*t Fit
Read more: French Farmers Throw Sh*t Fit“Energy costs surged with the Feb. 2022 launch by Russia of full-scale war in Ukraine and hit hard for farmers reliant on tractors, harvesters and other fuel-guzzling equipment. Prices also soared for other inputs that underpin intensive farming, notably fertilizers.…
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Mona Lisa undamaged after protesters at the Louvre throw soup at Leonardo Da Vinci’s masterpiece
Read more: Mona Lisa undamaged after protesters at the Louvre throw soup at Leonardo Da Vinci’s masterpieceLeonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (around 1503-19) was attacked at the Musée du Louvre, in Paris, today by environmental activists who threw soup over the world’s most-recognised and most-viewed painting. The celebrated portrait, which has been protected by security glass…
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“Gold Rice” Thrown into the Huangpu River
Read more: “Gold Rice” Thrown into the Huangpu RiverBy throwing away 1,000 pure gold rice grains into a river, a Chinese artist, who wanted to raise public awareness about food waste, found his behavior was not well received by the general public who called the performance “fake art…
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The Rage Over Ramen: A Tale of Classism
Read more: The Rage Over Ramen: A Tale of ClassismAs the cold air bit our faces, and we hid deeper into our layer of sweaters, my family and I continued to wander around Manhattan, seeking a place which would provide warmth and food. And there it was, dimly lit:…
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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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Björk and Environmental Activism
Read more: Björk and Environmental Activism“In a world where artists do themselves no financial favours by voicing critical political sentiments, Björk’s iconoclastic position and perspective is almost unique. Despite having made zero concessions to commerciality in her music, she has sold millions of albums, and…
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Use Art to heal the world
Read more: Use Art to heal the worldI must first come clean, I studied fine arts in high school from years nine to 12. Since my studies were concluded, I had never held a paintbrush again. Although the teachers were largely inspiring and wonderfully bohemian as one…
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Environmental Racism on Display
Read more: Environmental Racism on DisplayTwo children stand back-to-back, but they are facing two very different Chicagos. One child blows bubbles in a park under blue skies. The other wears a gas mask against a backdrop of scrap metal and billowing smokestacks. “The goal was…