Projects tagged
Violence & War
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‘They Lied to us’: Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murder
Read more: ‘They Lied to us’: Mom says police deceived her to get her DNA and charge her son with murderVALDOSTA, Ga. — On an October morning in 2018, Eleanor Holmes and her husband left home to run an errand and found two men inside their front gate. They introduced themselves as detectives from Orlando, Florida, and said they needed…
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The Second October Revolution
Read more: The Second October Revolution“The Second October Revolution” 105 NY-110, Melville, NY 11747 August 14, 11 am – September 8, 7 pm Tuesday – Saturday, 11 am – 7 pm, free admission Please write to racc.ny@mail.ru or call (347) 662 1456 The artist is…
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Gravity of Equilibrium, an exhibition about Mass Shootings in USA
Read more: Gravity of Equilibrium, an exhibition about Mass Shootings in USA“Gravity of Equilibrium” revolves around Mass Shootings in USA. Mass shootings and guns are an incredibly divisive topics, one that is nearly impossible to engage opposing viewpoints in a discussion about. The majority of gun related debates devolve into charged…
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“Un violador en tu camino” (“A rapist in your way”)
Read more: “Un violador en tu camino” (“A rapist in your way”)Last month, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, dozens of women gathered outside the supreme court building in Santiago, Chile—a country now beset by popular uprisings against inequality—for a feminist flash mob. Organized by a…
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Camp Casey
Read more: Camp CaseyCamp Casey was the name given to the encampment of anti-war protesters outside the Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas during US President George W. Bush’s five-week summer vacation there in 2005, named after Iraq War casualty US Army Specialist…
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The Balloon Project by Yan Kong
Read more: The Balloon Project by Yan KongThe Balloon Project, is a three-year-in-the-making Art Installation by Yan Kong in support of world refugees and migrants. It pays tribute to human spirit, courage and survival. The Balloon Project is a multimedia work incorporating mechanical engineering and visuals to…
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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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The Aphrodite Project
Read more: The Aphrodite ProjectIn the past, prostitution was intrinsically tied to religion ritual and public policy, and it wasn’t considered a taboo. Taking up from the idea of ancient sandals worn by prostitutes, the artist has created platform shoes that specifically focused on…
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From Nope to Hope: Art vs Arms, Oil & Injustice
Read more: From Nope to Hope: Art vs Arms, Oil & InjusticeAfter artists learned that London’s Design Museum was connected to Leonardo, a large arms dealing company, and hosted an event for them, many of the artists featured in their Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-2018 asked the museum for…
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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…