Projects tagged
Politics & Government
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A Dozen Writers Put Down Their Pens to Prove the Might of a March
Read more: A Dozen Writers Put Down Their Pens to Prove the Might of a MarchThere were no opposition leaders at the head of the vast column of people that peacefully wound its way through central Moscow on Sunday. There was, instead, a corpulent poet, whose admirers thrust lilac boughs at him. A bespectacled detective…
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Sculptures of Rebellion
Read more: Sculptures of RebellionDavid Černý has been called “l’enfant terrible” of Czech art. Since 1991, Černý continues to produce some of Czech Republic’s most famous political sculptures. His grand sculptures are almost always mocking the system through humor. Many of his well-known pieces…
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MicCheckWallSt Fourth of July Money Drop
Read more: MicCheckWallSt Fourth of July Money DropOn July 4, 2012, several members of MicCheckWallSt, a subsidiary group of Seattle’s larger Occupy Wall Street that formed in December, 2011, anonymously checked into a room at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in Downtown Seattle. From the 20th floor they…
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Benetton ‘Unhate’ Campaign Ads: White House Issues Statement on Obama Kiss
Read more: Benetton ‘Unhate’ Campaign Ads: White House Issues Statement on Obama KissIt seems a lot of powerful people hate Benetton’s new ‘Unhate’ Campaign ads. The recently unveiled images show world leaders like the Pope and U.S. President Barack Obama kissing their perceived enemies. On Thursday, the White House issued a statement…
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Mandela Danced
Read more: Mandela DancedMandela’s notion of manhood changed over time. In the early days, he evoked the image of toughness to deal with an enemy that would not respond to reason. When it became possible to secure peace through talking, Mandela adapted. After…
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The Pianists of Ukraine
Read more: The Pianists of UkraineIn Kiev, clashes between protestors and police have persisted since December. Blood has been shed, and the political stability of Ukraine remains uncertain. During late January and early February, the opposition began to play music (from pianos) in front of…
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Protests and Posters in Kafranbel, Syria
Read more: Protests and Posters in Kafranbel, SyriaA town in northwestern Syria has become the creative center of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. Since the beginning of the uprising, the residents of Kafr Anbel have drawn signs that skewer the Assad regime and express outrage that…
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Indian Act
Read more: Indian ActIndian Act speaks of the realities of colonization – the effects of contact, and its often-broken and untranslated contracts. The piece consists of all 56 pages of the Federal Government’s Indian Act mounted on stroud cloth and sewn over with…
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Snake Ceiling
Read more: Snake CeilingOn May 12, 2008, a massive earthquake in China’s Sichuan province killed approximately 90,000 people. Ai Weiwei created this serpentine sculpture, made of backpacks, to commemorate the more than 5,000 school children who were killed when their shoddily constructed schools…
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Pork Bun Restaurant Turned Protest Site
Read more: Pork Bun Restaurant Turned Protest SiteChinese leader Xi Jinping’s latest attempt to cultivate his image as a man of the people is creating some unintended consequences. Qingfeng Restaurant, an unassuming local eatery where Xi ate a meal of pork buns, fried pig liver and vegetables…