Projects tagged
Politics & Government
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First Hologram Protest in Spain against Gag Law
Read more: First Hologram Protest in Spain against Gag LawSpanish citizens held the first hologram protest in history in order to protest without violating the new draconian guidelines of the National Security Act, the new amendments to the Penal Code and the Anti-terror law. Thousands of people marched past…
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Free the Beijing Five
Read more: Free the Beijing FiveNancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale write: Five Chinese feminists have been arrested for planning to protest against sexual harassment. They face five to ten years in jail. This post explains the background to the case, and suggests ways that other…
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Habla, pueblo, habla: Advertising techniques for (a sort of) political change
Read more: Habla, pueblo, habla: Advertising techniques for (a sort of) political changeOn Wednesday, December 15th 1976, a referendum was held in Spain. The question was to pass or not to pass the Ley para la Reforma Política (Political Reform Act). This Act was the legal instrument that allowed Spain to transition…
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Yellow pigs
Read more: Yellow pigsIn February , two leaders of a guerrilla movement here traveled to the financial district carrying a wooden container that contained three pigs, each painted yellow from snout to tail. At a traffic light, the men unloaded the pigs into…
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Edward Snowden bust
Read more: Edward Snowden bustWhile most people slept, a trio of artists and some helpers installed a bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Brooklyn on Monday April 6. They fused it to part of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, a memorial to Revolutionary…
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Tibetan Activists Project Messages of Hope while the Empire State Building is Lit in Chinese Colors
Read more: Tibetan Activists Project Messages of Hope while the Empire State Building is Lit in Chinese ColorsOn the eve of the 60th anniversary of the communist takeover of China, Tibet activists projected messages of support for human rights and freedom from inside and outside of the Empire State Building, countering China’s public relations stunt to bathe…
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Modi, A Message To You
Read more: Modi, A Message To YouMode, A Message To You Remember the ska tune “A Message to You, Rudy” by the British band The Specials? Now an Indian band called the Ska Vengers is making waves with a cover of the song that wades deeply…
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Borrando la Frontera (Erasing the Border)
Read more: Borrando la Frontera (Erasing the Border)In Borrando la Frontera (Erasing the Border)”, Ana Teresa confronted the fence between the United States and Mexico by putting on her black dress and heels and painting the fence sky blue. On first viewing, the performance makes a simple…
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Namo Nazi
Read more: Namo NaziNamo Nazi Namo Nazi is a group which is dedicated to the cause of spreading awareness about fascism. They create anti-fascist T-Shirts and say this about themselves: “One AntiFascist T-shirt is Worth a Thousand Votes. Please Buy Two. We design…
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The Many Faces of Yue Minjun
Read more: The Many Faces of Yue MinjunBy NAZANIN LANKARANI PARIS — Five years after his rise to the top of the Chinese contemporary art market, Yue Minjun has something new to smile about. Best known for his large-scale paintings depicting his own smiling face, Mr. Yue,…