Projects tagged
Demonstration & Protest
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Erasing the Border
Read more: Erasing the BorderFrom Public Delivery: “Her piece, Erasing the Border, is one of her most commanding works in which, alongside several other artists, residents, students and activists, she led an attack against the Mexico-US border wall, with the goal of “erasing” sections…
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the Fundred Project
Read more: the Fundred ProjectThe Fundred Dollar Bill Project, initiated by artist Mel Chin, is a collaborative art project aimed at raising awareness and mobilizing action against the environmental and health threat of lead contamination. It encourages individuals to create their own unique interpretations…
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Howard University students protest housing conditions with on-campus tent city
Read more: Howard University students protest housing conditions with on-campus tent cityDozens of Howard University students are sleeping outdoors in a tent encampment on campus grounds to protest what they describe as “poor” and “unlivable” conditions in the college dormitories. Students told ABC News that portions of the university living quarters…
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Art, Activism, and the City: Illuminating Social Change
Read more: Art, Activism, and the City: Illuminating Social ChangeThe creative fusion of art and activism in urban spaces has propelled the British collective Led by Donkeys into the spotlight, garnering millions of views for their interventions on social media. Their critical visual occupations – whether billboard messages during…
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The AIDS Memorial Quilt
Read more: The AIDS Memorial QuiltCleve Jones’s powerful vision for memorializing those lost to AIDS was realized in October 1987 in Washington D.C. It showcased the artistic contributions of people who’d lost loved ones to the virus from a number of US metropolitan centers. The…
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Rat Row
Read more: Rat RowA fat cat, a pig wearing a top hat and five rats. All seven inflatables faced the 34th Street entrance of the Empire State Building last Thursday, two weeks into a protest by members of Laborers Local 79 who rallied,…
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Horrible bosses: masked activists publicly shame businesses in Bologna
Read more: Horrible bosses: masked activists publicly shame businesses in BolognaOn a warm summer afternoon in the Italian city of Bologna, a group of around 15 young people march through the crowded city centre to a high-end pastry shop in Strada Maggiore. Once there, they don white plastic masks, and…
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An Italian farming community gathers for the funeral of traditional agriculture.
Read more: An Italian farming community gathers for the funeral of traditional agriculture.Omelia Contadina was born out of the concern of JR and director Alice Rohrwacher for the difficulties encountered by many small farmers and inhabitants of the Alfina plateau, in Italy. Alice Rohrwacher explains the origins of the project: “Last autumn,…
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#MyNameIs
Read more: #MyNameIsFacebook came under fire when its authentic-name policy led to San Francisco drag queen Sister Roma and others being barred from the social network. The policy allows users to report people they believe are using fake names. This caused a…
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Coco Fusco and Paula Heredia’s The Couple in the Cage: Guatinaui Odyssey
Read more: Coco Fusco and Paula Heredia’s The Couple in the Cage: Guatinaui OdysseyThe Couple in the Cage documents the travelling performance of Guillermo Gómez -Peña and Coco Fusco, in which they exhibited themselves as caged Amerindians from an imaginary island. While the artists’ intent was to create a satirical commentary on the…