Projects tagged
Installation
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I Wish this Was
Read more: I Wish this WasI Wish This Was began in New Orleans in November 2010. It was inspired by vacant storefronts. There are a lot of them where Candy lives in New Orleans. There are also a lot of people who need and want…
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Fear Eats the Soul
Read more: Fear Eats the SoulIf the way to one’s heart really is through the stomach, Rirkrit Tiravanija must have more than his share of admirers. Now at GAVIN BROWN, the Buenos Aires-born artist with a history of dishing out tasty edibles in his exhibitions…
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Park(ing) DAY
Read more: Park(ing) DAYPark(ing) day is a community of artists, activist, students and everyday people who, on September 21, every year and across the world, collaborate to transform parking spaces into green and friendly spaces. They invite reflections and discussions on the significance…
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AIDS activism through billboards; Untitled (1991)
Read more: AIDS activism through billboards; Untitled (1991)In 1991, Gonzalez-Torres lost his partner Ross to AIDS (the artist would face the same fate in 1996). In a tragic and highly personal tribute to Ross, Gonzalez-Torres took a picture of his still-indented empty bed – an image of…
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11,541 Empty Chairs
Read more: 11,541 Empty ChairsEmpty chairs were laid out in Sarajevo today in honour of the 11,541 people killed in the city during the Bosnian war which began exactly 20 years ago. The seats – lined up along the city’s main street – were…
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1,001 chairs for Aiweiwei in Taipei
Read more: 1,001 chairs for Aiweiwei in TaipeiA large chair installation work featuring the Chinese name of detained artist and activist Ai Weiwei was set up in Taipei Saturday –the 22nd anniversary of the Tiananmen SquareMassacre — to call for Ai’s release. Bei Ling, an artist from…
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Un-dividing the House
Read more: Un-dividing the HouseAbout 6 months before the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, installation artist Marc Thompson began conceptualizing and constructing an installation that would reflect the absurdities of the divided city. Thompson´s work was part of the Ressource Kunst…
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Dramatic Dissent: the Occupation of Rome’s Teatro Valle
Read more: Dramatic Dissent: the Occupation of Rome’s Teatro ValleIn 2009, conservative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi demoted the publicly-funded Italian Theatre Insitute (or ETI) to “disposable” status, hacking funding for the arts considerably. ETI promoted Italian companies abroad, managed the Teatro della Pergola in Florence, the Duse theatre in…
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Project Orange- Detroit, Demolition, Disneyland
Read more: Project Orange- Detroit, Demolition, DisneylandObject Orange (formerly Detroit. Demolition. Disneyland. is an artistic project in Detroit, Michigan which seeks to draw attention to dilapidated buildings by painting them orange. The project is composed of local artists, who go by their first names only (Christian,…
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Walk in Their Shoes
Read more: Walk in Their Shoes“Hundreds of children’s shoes create stunning memorial of Iraqi children dead through war. NEW YORK — A small manila card, tied to a tiny pair of dirty white shoes, reads “Son of woman killed in Al-Dawr. Age six months.” These…