Projects tagged
Installation
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Anti-Capitalism Art on the Louvre’s Glass Pyramid
Read more: Anti-Capitalism Art on the Louvre’s Glass PyramidFor the first time since its controversial installation in 1989, the I.M. Pei-designed Louvre Pyramid has been decorated in a museum-sanctioned act of anti-capitalist activism. Italian conceptual artist Michelangelo Pistoletto has imposed a three-looped infinity symbol on the pyramid’s western…
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Park(ing) Day: Global Movement for More Urban Open Space
Read more: Park(ing) Day: Global Movement for More Urban Open SpaceIn 2005, Rebar, a design studio in San Francisco, transformed a single metered parking space into a temporary public park. The area where this two-hour park took place was one that lacked public open space. This was the first Park(ing)…
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Stumble Stones
Read more: Stumble StonesThe late, late snow has finally disappeared from Berlin’s streets. Visible once again, here and there, are the “stumble stones” –Stolpersteine in German – with their brief, tragic messages. Many Berlin tourists will enjoy the night life. They may also…
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Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and History
Read more: Guantanamo Bay Museum of Art and HistoryWhen the last detention facility in Guantanamo Bay was officially decommissioned in 2010, an international team of artists, curators and architects began planning and designing a museum that would take the place of the detention facility – a little less…
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The Great Wall of Los Angeles
Read more: The Great Wall of Los AngelesThe Great Wall of Los Angeles represents a minority perspective/p.o.v. of the history of the city. Judy Baca first began the mural in 1974 through SPARC at the rise of the Chicano movement. The project was a part of the…
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Upper Class Safari
Read more: Upper Class SafariWhen the activist group Allt åt Alla wanted to highlight the growing inequality in Sweden they decided to hit the road. A Over Class Safari (Överklassafari) was announced and ticket were sold. The bus ride covered both a working area…
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Artbus
Read more: Artbus“Artbus is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary art. Supported by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations Artbus facilitates public access to current artistic expressions and fosters creativity and production by living artists. Artbus offers…
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Day Without Meat
Read more: Day Without MeatWhile this protest draws quick and reactive attention and awareness to the issue at hand; it does fail to make clear the message that they intend to protest. The audience, which seems to be the general public, may focus on…
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Anibal Lopez– One Ton of Books Dumped on Reforma Avenue
Read more: Anibal Lopez– One Ton of Books Dumped on Reforma AvenueAníbal López, also known by his government identification number A-153167, is a pioneer of performance art in Central America. ArtBus describes his work as, “Generally aimed at immersing viewers into the region’s social and political tensions, his works combine the…
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The Coultergeist
Read more: The CoultergeistIn 2010, the College Republicans used tens of thousands of dollars from student fees to bring Ann Coulter to speak at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In order to attend, students had to e-mail the College Republicans (allowing them to deny…