Projects tagged
Immigration
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The radical power of sewing: the artist turning textiles into activism
Read more: The radical power of sewing: the artist turning textiles into activismSewing and textiles have always been a part of the artist Aram Han Sifuentes’ life. Her South Korean immigrant parents operated a dry cleaning business, and she mended her own clothing from a young age. But it wasn’t until she…
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“We stand in solidarity”-Asian American Artist Confront Racism
Read more: “We stand in solidarity”-Asian American Artist Confront RacismUnleashed by anxiety over the pandemic, the nationwide rise in anti-Asian hate has served as a call to action for many Asian American artists to take a stand: To actively challenge the historic negative stereotype of the vice- and disease-ridden…
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“Yes I’m Hot of This” Explores the Experience of Muslim American Women One Panel at a Time
Read more: “Yes I’m Hot of This” Explores the Experience of Muslim American Women One Panel at a TimeComic artist Huda Fahmy has been breaking down walls with her hilarious comic “Yes, I’m Hot in This.” In her own words, “What started as my therapeutic way of dealing with the Islamophobia and prejudice I encounter on the daily…
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Stop the Hatred
Read more: Stop the HatredOn March 21, just days after eight people, including six women of Asian descent, were killed in the Atlanta-area shootings, thousands gathered at Columbus Park in Manhattan for a rally against anti-Asian violence. Activists took turns addressing the surge in…
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“I Still Believe in Our City” Asian Americans Standing Out for Themselves
Read more: “I Still Believe in Our City” Asian Americans Standing Out for ThemselvesAsian Americans standing up for themselves, the Black Lives Matter movement, and their home: New York City In 2020, as COVID-19 flared through New York City and NYC hospitals saw a spike of nearly 200,000 patients, Asian and Pacific Islanders…
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The Walk With Amal, Little Amal
Read more: The Walk With Amal, Little AmalLittle Amal is the 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. Over the last year she has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Since July…
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La Fiera en Sevilla
Read more: La Fiera en SevillaDuring the economic crisis of 2008, bankers in Spain took advantage of the economically disadvantaged, and the artwork La Fiera en Sevilla, or the Wild Animal in Sevilla in English, brings attention to this money-centric act from the bankers. La…
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Ghana Thinktank. Developing the first world.
Read more: Ghana Thinktank. Developing the first world.Ghana ThinkTank is an international collective that “develops the first world” by flipping traditional power dynamics, asking the “third world” to intervene into the lives of the people living in the so-called “developed” world. We collect problems from communities throughout…
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Border Crossings
Read more: Border Crossingsorder Crossers comprise a series of lightweight robotic sculptures that poetically explore the notion of borders and boundary conditions. The inflatable sculptures rise up to several stories high and extend across a given threshold. Their choreographed performance, originating on both…
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No Pride in Incarceration!
Read more: No Pride in Incarceration!❗❗PRIDE REQUIRES ACTION❗❗ Celebrating Pride? What better way to uplift LGBTQ people’s lives than by joining our campaign to #EndTransDetention? Honor the legacy of Pride by taking action until all of us are free. Sign here & share with 3…