Projects tagged
Revolution
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Toyi-Toyi
Read more: Toyi-ToyiToyi-toyi is a Southern African dance originally from Zimbabwe by Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) forces that has long been used in political protests in South Africa. Toyi-toyi could begin as the stomping of feet and spontaneous chanting during protests…
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The Democracy Machine
Read more: The Democracy MachineThe Democracy Machine! is a performative sculpture that gives participants the opportunity to experience the thrill of democracy in action, in a competitive game that challenges people to work together toward understanding a better society. Using the spectacle and play…
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Embassy Of Iran in Jerusalem
Read more: Embassy Of Iran in JerusalemThere is no embassy of Iran in Jerusalem. We ask why. We are a group of artists living and creating in Jerusalem, trying to create a new reality. one which we can identify with. A reality of dialogue between the…
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Syrian Journey: Choose your own escape route
Read more: Syrian Journey: Choose your own escape routeSyrian Journey: Choose your own escape route The Syrian conflict has torn the country apart, leaving thousands dead and driving millions to flee their homes. Many seek refuge in neighboring countries but others pay traffickers to take them to Europe…
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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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Elena Fortún (1886-1952): Celia y la Revolución – Celia and the Revolution
Read more: Elena Fortún (1886-1952): Celia y la Revolución – Celia and the RevolutionEncarnación Aragoneses Urquijo (886-1952), commonly known by her literary pseudonym Elena Fortún, was a Spanish writer who focused in children and teenagers literature. She was born in Madrid, where she studied Philosophy and Humanities. In 1908 she married Eusebio de…
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Josep Renau Berenguer (Valencia, Spain, 1907 – Berlin, Germany, 1982): Art and political engagement
Read more: Josep Renau Berenguer (Valencia, Spain, 1907 – Berlin, Germany, 1982): Art and political engagementJosep Renau Berenguer was a Spanish painter, photomontager, muralist and communist militant. Renau was the son of an Art teacher. Due to his father’s low income, he had to work various jobs during his youth and teenage years to maintain…
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Bringing Art and Change to Bronx
Read more: Bringing Art and Change to BronxNew York Times By Randy Kennedy Last year a tall man in a dark suit with thick black-frame glasses — something like a combination of Morrissey and Samuel Beckett — began showing up at housing projects all over New York…
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Word Sound Power | Blood Earth
Read more: Word Sound Power | Blood EarthWord Sound Power Word Sound Power, formed in 2010, is a New Delhi based collective that constructs multimedia collaborations with South Asian artists on issues of social justice. Armed with a mobile studio, electronic music producer Chris McGuinness and dancehall…
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When artists go to war: inside the PLO’s information department
Read more: When artists go to war: inside the PLO’s information departmentI was 24 years old. We were in danger. The Israeli planes were flying raids overhead. And I was designing posters.” Hosni Radwan won’t easily forget the conditions in the Beirut offices of the PLO Information Department, as an exhibition…