Projects tagged
Digital & Technology
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Edward Snowden Hologram
Read more: Edward Snowden HologramNEW YORK — Hours after police removed an illicit bust of Edward Snowden from its perch in a Brooklyn park on Monday, artists replaced it with a hologram. The group of artists — who collectively call themselves “The Illuminator” and…
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Hologram Protest
Read more: Hologram ProtestLate last year the Spanish government passed a law that set extreme fines for protesters convening outside of government buildings. In response to the controversial Citizen Safety Law, which will take effect on July 1, Spanish activists have staged the…
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#FreeTheNipple Icelandic Style
Read more: #FreeTheNipple Icelandic StyleIt all started when an Icelandic girl took off her top on Twitter in a bid to promote sexual equality, only for her to be verbally attacked by some male Icelandic tit troll. Despite both comments being deleted, Twitter was…
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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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Murales Imborrables
Read more: Murales ImborrablesIn March this year, less than 100 days since he took office again, Luis Castañeda Lossio, Mayor of Lima, announced that the Municipality would remove the street art murals painted on the walls of downtown Lima’s historical city streets. “Lima…
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First Hologram Protest in Spain against Gag Law
Read more: First Hologram Protest in Spain against Gag LawSpanish citizens held the first hologram protest in history in order to protest without violating the new draconian guidelines of the National Security Act, the new amendments to the Penal Code and the Anti-terror law. Thousands of people marched past…
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Art Protest Groups Join Forces for Guerrilla Ribbon-cutting
Read more: Art Protest Groups Join Forces for Guerrilla Ribbon-cuttingLast night, The Illuminator (please see external sources) was in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District to project mayday messages on the facade of the soon-to-be-opened Whitney Museum, while a group of two dozen protesters supported by 23 sponsoring organizations, launched a guerrilla…
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Edward Snowden bust
Read more: Edward Snowden bustWhile most people slept, a trio of artists and some helpers installed a bust of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Brooklyn on Monday April 6. They fused it to part of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, a memorial to Revolutionary…
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Tibetan Activists Project Messages of Hope while the Empire State Building is Lit in Chinese Colors
Read more: Tibetan Activists Project Messages of Hope while the Empire State Building is Lit in Chinese ColorsOn the eve of the 60th anniversary of the communist takeover of China, Tibet activists projected messages of support for human rights and freedom from inside and outside of the Empire State Building, countering China’s public relations stunt to bathe…
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Vacated
Read more: VacatedVacated reverse engineers Google Street View to highlight the changing landscape of various neighborhoods throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. The project finds buildings constructed in the past four years using the NYC Department of City Planning’s PLUTO dataset, and it leverages…