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“Your body is a battleground”

Date:
Jun 30 1989

A woman’s head is bisected by a line that splits her face into positive and negative halves. Over the image, a commanding text, stated in the second person, reads: “Your body is a battleground.” Artist Barbara Kruger’s famous collage —…

Federal Trade Commission demands Elon Musk ‘identify all journalists’ who had access to Twitter Files

Practitioner:
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Date:
Jun 30 1989

he Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is demanding Elon Musk turn over internal Twitter documents, including a list of the journalists who were behind the viral “Twitter Files.” The Wall Street Journal first reported Tuesday about more than a dozen letters…

“We stand in solidarity”-Asian American Artist Confront Racism

Practitioner:
Godzilla: Asian American Art Network, Mike Keo, Monyee Chau

Date:
Jun 30 1989

Unleashed by anxiety over the pandemic, the nationwide rise in anti-Asian hate has served as a call to action for many Asian American artists to take a stand: To actively challenge the historic negative stereotype of the vice- and disease-ridden…

STITCHING TOGETHER: GARMENT WORKERS IN SOLIDARITY

Practitioner:
Magnum Foundation, Taslima Akhter

Date:
Jun 30 1989

On April 24, 2013, more than 1,000 lives were taken in the Rana Plaza Collapse. While history remembers this tragic event as the deadliest garment factory accident, activist and photographer Taslima Akhter reveals a story of dreams crushed by structural…

Waste Land Project

Practitioner:
Vik Muniz

Date:
Jun 30 1989

The project involved creating portraits of garbage pickers from the Jardim Gramacho landfill near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using materials found in the landfill itself. Muniz worked with the garbage pickers to create the portraits, which were then photographed and…

Daughter

Practitioner:
Audi

Date:
Jun 30 1989

Audi of America is committed to supporting pay equality, inclusivity, and the growth and development of all employees. The company has publically pledged to support ongoing commitment to women’s pay equality in the workplace and to foster a work environment…

The World’s Most Dangerous Rap Group: NWA

Practitioner:
NWA

Date:
Jun 30 1989

In 1988, rap group the N.W.A from Compton, California released their second album, “Straight Outta Compton”. Without any radio play or media coverage, the album still managed to become an underground hit, and the notorious rap group successfully introduced socially…

Orca whale light/drone performance in Russia

Practitioner:
Greenpeace

Date:
Jun 30 1989

A performance in support of a bill banning the catch of cetaceans for cultural and educational purposes in Russia. The bill was supposed to pass readings in the lower house of parliament but unfortunately it was postponed; this activity is…

“Within the Terms and Conditions”

Practitioner:
Caroline Sinders

Date:
Jun 30 1989

A popular theme throughout media is the relationship between technology and art. While art is often bolstered and disseminated through technology, discussions arise of how technology both positively and negatively affects content. Caroline Sinders’ exhibition Within the Terms and Conditions…

Women are Heroes Project

Practitioner:
JR

Date:
Jun 30 1989

In Women Are Heroes, JR introduces women who sometimes look death in the face, who go from laughter to tears, who are generous, have nothing and yet share, who have had a painful past and long to build a happy…