Projects tagged
Installation
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The Most Shocking Image I Can Remember Is Seeing Myself in the Mirror
Read more: The Most Shocking Image I Can Remember Is Seeing Myself in the MirrorIt can be important to reflect on the artistic recounts of activists experiences under state imprisonment. In a revealing interview with Artspace, Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei reflects on his 81-day secret detention in 2011 and the psychological strategies…
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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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Buses in Seoul install ‘comfort women’ statues to honour former sex slaves
Read more: Buses in Seoul install ‘comfort women’ statues to honour former sex slavesBuses serving several routes in central Seoul have acquired a new and highly controversial passenger: a barefoot “comfort woman”, wearing a traditional hanbok dress with her hands resting on her knees. Appearing on the front seat of buses in the…
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Art, Politics, Activism, Oakland And Angela Davis
Read more: Art, Politics, Activism, Oakland And Angela DavisIn Oakland, artists created murals and installations to honor activist Angela Davis, celebrating her legacy in fighting for racial and gender justice. These public artworks inspire new generations to continue the struggle for social change. Using the Angela Davis Archive…
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Where the Tides Ebb and Flow
Read more: Where the Tides Ebb and FlowAs you walk through Paris and especially in the Montsouris Park, one cannot help but notice the blue busts that appear to be rising from under the surface of the water. This artwork is known as Where the Tides Ebb…
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Kind of Blue
Read more: Kind of BlueJenny Holzer is known for her art relating to truisms. Her work has revolved around truisms and finding an artistic way to display them. Kind of Blue is another work comprising different aphorisms and truisms. It combines digital technology, reflections,…
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Art of the Umbrella Movement
Read more: Art of the Umbrella MovementArt of the Umbrella movement refers to artistic works created as part of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong which demanded democracy in the election of the territory’s top leader. Most of the physical works of art are located within…
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スーパー☆ラット (Super Rats)
Read more: スーパー☆ラット (Super Rats)Chim↑Pom, a Tokyo-based art collective, garnered significant attention with their provocative project “Super Rat,” which debuted in 2011. This work involved capturing urban rats from Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya district, taxidermying them, and transforming them into real-life representations of Pikachu, the…
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The Clothesline Project
Read more: The Clothesline ProjectAccording to the Men’s Rape Prevention Project in Washington DC, 58,000 soldiers died in the Vietnam war. During that same period of time, 51,000 women were killed mostly by men who supposedly loved them. In the summer of 1990, that…
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Nail Transphobia
Read more: Nail TransphobiaOver the past few years, the public’s understanding of the issues that transgender people face has grown exponentially, but many people have never actually spoken to a transgender person. To help dispel common myths and preconceptions, 23-year-old trans activist Charlie…