Projects tagged
Violence & War
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After their slogan was outlawed, pro-Palestinian activists turned to a karaoke classic
Read more: After their slogan was outlawed, pro-Palestinian activists turned to a karaoke classicBrisbane, Australia — The flash mob descended on Brisbane’s city square, wearing double denim and blond wigs in the style of a legendary Australian singer as they danced with wild abandon to one of his 1980s hits. In an unlikely…
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No More War!
Read more: No More War!I will create a series of paintings with acrylics on canvas size 15″ x 19″. The subject of my art works will be the futility and immorality of modern warfare. External sources:
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European leaders visit Kyiv, and tell Russia: 30-day ceasefire now or face massive sanctions
Read more: European leaders visit Kyiv, and tell Russia: 30-day ceasefire now or face massive sanctionsKyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — The leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland have told Russian leader Vladimir Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire starting on Monday or face possible “massive” sanctions, according to French President Emmanuel Macron,…
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With the Help of an Art Installation, Ukrainian Activists in NYC Canvass Voters for Support
Read more: With the Help of an Art Installation, Ukrainian Activists in NYC Canvass Voters for SupportFour days before the U.S. presidential election, three Ukrainian activists gathered at a stranded fence in New York City’s East Village to hang an expansive information poster. “19546+ Ukrainian Children Abducted by Russia,” reads its headline in bold. From a…
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Iranian Women of Graphic Design
Read more: Iranian Women of Graphic DesignPlatform ‘Iranian Women of Graphic Design’ share open-access protest posters to amplify #WomenLifeFreedom movement—triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini—in Iran and beyond. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died in hospital three days after being arrested by the morality…
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The Story of “The President Sang Amazing Grace”
Read more: The Story of “The President Sang Amazing Grace”“The President Sang Amazing Grace” tells the story of the 2015 attack that claimed nine lives at the Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC. It first appeared on Zoe’s 2017 album “Small Brown Birds” and was widely played on independent…
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Photos: Ukrainians celebrate their Independence Day by running in vyshyvankas
Read more: Photos: Ukrainians celebrate their Independence Day by running in vyshyvankasWhether your family’s traditional dress is a Mexican huipil, an Indian saree, or a Scottish kilt, where do you usually wear these clothes? In Ukraine, the traditional attire is a vyshyvanka. Typically made of cotton or linen, these shirts feature…
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Land Mark
Read more: Land MarkFrom Public Delivery: “The Land Mark series was a civil disobedience campaign. Over 2001 and 2002, Allora and Calzadilla, together with a group of activists, encroached into one of the United States Navy Bombing range in a beach of Vieques,…
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Free William Banks/Jail Saga
Read more: Free William Banks/Jail SagaWilliam Banks is a comedian and artist who, prior to his viral prison saga in 2025, was best known for a community that he led called Call World, which he describes on the website as “a planet in an alternate…
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Women of Allah
Read more: Women of AllahShirin Neshat’s Women of Allah is a photographic series exploring the complex identities of Muslim women in post-revolutionary Iran. Combining black-and-white portraits, Persian calligraphy, and symbolic elements such as guns and veils, Neshat interrogates themes of martyrdom, violence, femininity, and…