Projects tagged
Race & Ethnicity
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COUNTERSPACE
Read more: COUNTERSPACECounterspace is an independent curatorial platform functioning as the first decolonial thinktank mapping cultural activism worldwide. It shapes collectively decolonial toolkits with common tools and resources, and a global directory browsable by continent, praxis, and social construct, as a Beuys-inspired…
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Problem Air Drop
Read more: Problem Air DropIn 2013, Ghana ThinkTank received a Creative Capital Award for Emerging Fields, enabling them to begin the multi-year ThinkTank at the Border project. In this project, they are collecting problems from civilian border patrols like the Minutemen, “Patriot” groups, and…
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Foreigners out! Schlingensiefs Container
Read more: Foreigners out! Schlingensiefs ContainerForeigners out! Schlingensiefs Container (Ausländer raus! Schlingensiefs Container), alternately named “Wien-Aktion”, “Please Love Austria—First European Coalition Week”, or “Foreigners Out—Artists against Human Rights”, is an art project and television show from 2000 that took place within the scope of the…
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Tequiografías
Read more: TequiografíasThe artist in close collaboration with AMI (Assembly of Indigenous Migrants of Mexico City) has created a series of monographs made by students, through ‘tequio’: a communal system of organisation expressed in collaborative practices, mandatory and unpaid work. The goal…
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No Humans Involved: After Sylvia Wynter
Read more: No Humans Involved: After Sylvia WynterIn this series featured in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, artist Alexandra Bell edited headline pages from the New York Daily News in 1989 concerning the case of the Central Park 5. Through redaction, highlighting, and censoring, Bell shows how the…
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“A Woman’s Lens to Sexual Violence “
Read more: “A Woman’s Lens to Sexual Violence “Spain is known for its beautiful scenic views, rich history, and rich culture. When we focus on Spain it mainly for the things that attract tourism. Often when living in paradise you forget the shadows that hold secrets are not…
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Aeromexico campaign proposes “DNA Discounts”
Read more: Aeromexico campaign proposes “DNA Discounts”AeroMexico unveiled a program called “DNA Discounts,” which offers discounts on flights to Americans who can show by taking a test that they have Mexican DNA. The amount of the discount depends on the percentage of Mexican ancestry. For example,…
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UNLESS
Read more: UNLESSUNLESS by Stephanie Cardon is a vibrant floor-to-ceiling installation that fills the main entryway of Boston’s landmark Prudential Center. Commissioned by Boston Properties and curated and produced by Now + There, UNLESS explores sustainability, climate justice, and how taking action…
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Philadelphia Eagles’ Malcolm Jenkins Silently Responds to Press Questions by Holding Up Signs on Criminal Justice System
Read more: Philadelphia Eagles’ Malcolm Jenkins Silently Responds to Press Questions by Holding Up Signs on Criminal Justice SystemPhiladelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins had a rather unique approach to his media session on Wednesday when he chose not to answer any questions, but instead held signs in front of reporters with messages of “you’re not listening” and numerous…
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Orixás
Read more: OrixásImagine if back in the 1960s, creators Jack Kirby and Stan Lee had found inspiration for The Avengers in Yoruba mythology. Instead of Iron Man, we’d have the warrior Oxaguiã. Taking the place of the blue-eyed, blonde-haired Norse god Thor…