Projects tagged
Mixed Media
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ABOLISH ICE
Read more: ABOLISH ICEThe resistance to Trump’s ICE militia is strong and is documented in the online art exhibition, “ABOLISH ICE” https://sites.google.com/view/abolish-ice/home The participating artists-activists are from New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California. The artists include Jackie Lima, Aileen Bassis, Patricia…
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Occupy Men’s Toilets
Read more: Occupy Men’s ToiletsThe “Occupy Men’s Toilets” movement, initiated by Chinese feminist activists including Li Tingting (Li Maizi) and Wu Rongrong, emerged in 2012 as a creative, non-violent protest against gender inequality in access to public facilities. Inspired partly by global “Occupy” movements…
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Fang Si-Qi’s First Love Paradise
Read more: Fang Si-Qi’s First Love ParadiseFang Si-Qi’s First Love Paradise, a 2017 novel by Taiwanese writer Lin Yi-han, has become one of the most haunting and politically charged literary works in the Chinese-speaking world. Although presented as fiction, the novel closely mirrors Lin’s own lived…
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Rose Boy
Read more: Rose Boy“Rose Boy” (玫瑰少年) refers to Yeh Yung-chih, a 15-year-old junior high school student in Taiwan who died on April 20, 2000, after years of bullying due to his non-conforming gender expression. Though the official cause of death was ruled accidental—he…
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21-Day Survival Challenge
Read more: 21-Day Survival ChallengeIn her 2021 graduation project from the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), Chinese performance artist Zou Yaqi staged a provocative social experiment titled “21-Day Survival Challenge.” For three weeks, Zou assumed the persona of a wealthy socialite, using counterfeit…
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Extravaganja
Read more: ExtravaganjaRooted in decades of grassroots organizing, the cannabis reform activism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the longest-running student-led efforts for marijuana legalization in the United States. Led by the Cannabis Education Coalition (CEC), founded in 1991,…
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Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Suicide Intervention Program
Read more: Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge Suicide Intervention ProgramThe Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, completed in 1968, is one of China’s most iconic infrastructural projects and a potent symbol of national pride. Spanning over 6,700 meters across the Yangtze River, it was the first double-decked road-rail truss bridge designed…
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My vagina says, “I want freedom.”
Read more: My vagina says, “I want freedom.”In November 2013, a group of 17 female students at Beijing Foreign Studies University sparked national debate when they staged a bold social media campaign in support of an upcoming performance of The Vagina Monologues, a feminist play by Eve…
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White paper protest
Read more: White paper protestThe White Paper Movement was a large-scale, decentralized protest movement that erupted across China in late November 2022, initially sparked by a student demonstration at the Communication University of China, Nanjing. In response to the tragic fire in Urumqi—where strict…
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“100 Sexual Questions from Children” , interactive sex education exhibition
Read more: “100 Sexual Questions from Children” , interactive sex education exhibition“100 Questions About Sex from Children” is an annual touring sex education exhibition founded and curated by Se A, a leading advocate of inclusive sex education in China. Since its launch in 2021, the exhibition has been held in major…