Projects tagged
Installation
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The Fearless Girl Statue
Read more: The Fearless Girl StatueOn the eve of International Women’s Day and the one-year anniversary of its SPDR®SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (ticker: SHE), State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is calling on the more…
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Australian artist Badiucao’s exhibition finally shown in Melbourne after China ‘threat’ ordeal
Read more: Australian artist Badiucao’s exhibition finally shown in Melbourne after China ‘threat’ ordealThis month, the art of Chinese dissident Badiucao has finally seen the light of day in Melbourne — more than a year after the Australian artist’s Hong Kong exhibition was cancelled due to threats reportedly made by Chinese authorities. Reflecting…
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Climate activists bring Trojan horse to British Museum in BP protest
Read more: Climate activists bring Trojan horse to British Museum in BP protestActivists have taken a Trojan horse into the grounds of the British Museum to protest against its sponsorship deal with the oil corporation BP. Protesters dressed as ancient Greek warriors snuck their 13ft-tall wooden horse through a side gate at…
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Arcadia Earth
Read more: Arcadia EarthAt ‘Arcadia Earth,’ Dazzle Illuminates Danger Using augmented reality, virtual reality and installations of light and art, the creators of this pop-up exhibition hope to inspire action on climate change. By Laurel Graeber Oct. 23, 2019 The creators of “Arcadia…
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The Privilege of Escape
Read more: The Privilege of EscapeFor an art project about the effects of white privilege and the disturbing ways in which its effects are built into our society, Risa Puno’s The Privilege of Escape is a surprisingly fun, even enjoyable experience. The first public artwork…
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Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet
Read more: Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler PlanetA public art exhibition designed to raise awareness of solutions to climate change. Cool Globes grew out of a commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative in 2005, and was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2006. Since that time, Cool…
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We Are the Asteroid
Read more: We Are the AsteroidJustin Brice Guariglia’s We Are the Asteroid employs a highway message sign to bring attention to how anthropocentric, or human-centered, attitudes have allowed for unsustainable systems that contribute to climate change. The artist generated the slogan for this work with…
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Breathing lights
Read more: Breathing lightsIn October and November 2016, Breathing Lights illuminated the windows of hundreds of vacant buildings in Albany, Schenectady and Troy, NY. Warm light filled each window with a diffuse glow that mimicked the gentle rhythm of human breathing. Concentrated in…
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Thousands of Shoes Honor Hurricane Maria’s Victims in San Juan
Read more: Thousands of Shoes Honor Hurricane Maria’s Victims in San JuanWalking the rows of shoes—favorite slippers, old Army boots, gold stilettos—it’s the baby shoes that stop you cold. Shoes began to fill a plaza opposite Puerto Rico’s Capitol building, and by Sunday morning, there were more than 3,000 pairs, a…
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University of Corrupted Sciences
Read more: University of Corrupted SciencesOn the International Day of Education with students we have organized that creative action to ironizing the phenomenon of corruption in education. We founded “University of Corrupted Sciences” as a symbol of all the issues that have characterized the education…