Projects tagged
Politics & Government
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Artist Rufina Bazlova uses embroidery as a form of ‘gentle protest’
Read more: Artist Rufina Bazlova uses embroidery as a form of ‘gentle protest’Rufina Bazlova is not afraid to surrender her art to activism. Born in Belarus, a former Soviet republic ruled by the authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko for 29 years now, Bazlova knows all too well that being apolitical is a privilege…
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Climate-Noah’s Ark
Read more: Climate-Noah’s ArkOn September 19,2015 in Paris, 140 animals sailed up the River Seine to bring awareness to climate change, ahead of the COP21 UN meeting in December. French artist Gad Weil created this pop art piece from fully recyclable acrylic sheets,…
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Chinese gather and lay flowers despite heavy security as former Premier Li Keqiang is laid to rest
Read more: Chinese gather and lay flowers despite heavy security as former Premier Li Keqiang is laid to restHEFEI, China (AP) — Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people gathered Thursday near a state funeral home in Beijing as China’s former second-ranking leader, Li Keqiang, was put to rest, while a steady stream of mourners showed their respects at the…
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The Aesthetic and Conceptual Impact of El Anatsui’s Sculptures
Read more: The Aesthetic and Conceptual Impact of El Anatsui’s SculpturesEl Anatsui, a visionary originally from Ghana, blends discarded materials into breathtaking sculptures that, in themselves, advocate for change and prompt us to reimagine our relationship with the environment. His meticulous artistry serves as a vivid reminder of environmental challenges…
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5 Broken Camera
Read more: 5 Broken CameraIn 2005, Emad Burnat got a video camera to record the birth of his son. That same year, Israel’s security barrier went right through his village of Bil’in in the West Bank. The fence cut off some fields and olive…
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Bread and Puppet Theatre: Insurrection Resurrection Service Circus
Read more: Bread and Puppet Theatre: Insurrection Resurrection Service CircusThe Insurrection-Resurrection Service Circus is this summer’s [started in 2020 and is ongoing] contribution to the iconic Bread and Puppet Circus tradition beloved by audiences worldwide for nearly 2 generations — a bright, raucous melee of short acts governed by…
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Ge Yu Lu (road)
Read more: Ge Yu Lu (road)In 2017 Ge Yulu became a national sensation in China. That year, he submitted his final project as a student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, revealing the unnamed road in Beijing that he had claimed in…
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Zone à Défendre, or “zone to defend” (ZAD)
Read more: Zone à Défendre, or “zone to defend” (ZAD)The ZAD (zone à défendre, or “zone to defend”) in Western France is 4000 acres of wetland, farmland and forest that was originally intended to be built into an airport in 1965 but is now an autonomous territory occupied by…
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Old People’s Home
Read more: Old People’s HomeThese thirteen life-like sculptures resemble familiar politicians, admirals, generals, bishops, and dictators. Portrayed as frail seniors, they sit dozing off and drooling in electric wheelchairs. They roll on a slow collision course, crashing into each other like bumper cars. The…
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‘Met Museum, you’re complicit’: artists and activists take over museum’s front steps with giant pro-Palestine quilt
Read more: ‘Met Museum, you’re complicit’: artists and activists take over museum’s front steps with giant pro-Palestine quiltA two-hour rally at the New York museum drew many supportive cheers and honks, plus a handful of antagonistic shouts Benjamin Sutton 25 March 2024 Hundreds of artists, cultural workers and activists gathered on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum…