Projects tagged
Politics & Government
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Repellent Fence
Read more: Repellent FenceThe Repellent Fence is a social collaborative project among individuals, communities, institutional organizations, publics, and sovereigns that culminate with the establishment of a large-scale temporary monument located near Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora. This 2 mile long ephemeral land-art…
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Clowns against (Nazi) Clowns
Read more: Clowns against (Nazi) ClownsTrolls chanted in the streets the day of a planned neo-Nazi rally in the small ski town of Whitefish, Montana earlier this year. But they were not the trolls that residents had been expecting—namely, white supremacists from around the country,…
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Activsm, Artivism and Beyond; inspiring initiatives of civic power.
Read more: Activsm, Artivism and Beyond; inspiring initiatives of civic power.‘Activism, Artivism and Beyond; Inspiring Initiatives of Civic Power’ Around the world people are responding to forces that threaten their rights and freedoms in creative and inspiring ways. Every year CIVICUS publishes the ‘State of Civil Society’ report, which maps…
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IMPEACH
Read more: IMPEACHIMPEACH An online exhibition of art work by twenty artists Katherine Aoki, Deborah Harris, Nicolas Lampert,Cicely Cottingham, Art Hazelwood, Ilse Schreiber-Noll, Priscilla Stadler, Tim Fite, Anne Q McKeown, Anne Dushanko Dobek, Robyn Ellenbogen, Joseph O’Neal, Donna Coleman, Robert Geshlider, Michael…
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Quinceañera Protest
Read more: Quinceañera ProtestOn Wednesday, a group of 15 teenage girls, dressed in brightly colored gowns, stood in front of the Texas State Capitol to participate in one of Latin American culture’s most cherished traditions: the quinceañera. But this quinceañera was more than…
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Handmaid’s Tale of Protest
Read more: Handmaid’s Tale of ProtestIn state capitals and street protests, women’s rights activists have been wearing red robes and white bonnets based on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the 1985 novel that is now a series on Hulu. Silent, heads bowed, the activists in crimson robes…
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
Read more: Yankee Doodle DandyThe Fourth of July is upon us, so it’s time once again to sing what is arguably our most baffling national ditty, “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Maybe you’ve noticed: Some of the lyrics seem like the work of a prankster on…
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Museum of Capitalism
Read more: Museum of CapitalismImagine a world without capitalism. That simple yet seemingly impossible task is at the core of the Museum of Capitalism, a new speculative institution set to open its doors in Oakland, California, on June 17th. Through August 20th, the free…
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Anti-Trump Aerobics
Read more: Anti-Trump AerobicsAlley Cat Books, located in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, is ordinarily a quiet space for book lovers to peruse multicolored shelves for their next literary adventure. But on Sunday, the small bookstore buzzed with energy as a…
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Pay Trump Bribes Here
Read more: Pay Trump Bribes HereVisitors to the Trump International Hotel in Washington were greeted with a provocative message Monday night: “Pay Trump bribes here.” Artist and filmmaker Robin Bell said he projected those words onto the hotel’s facade from a van across the street,…