Projects tagged
Mixed Media
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Wirikuta Fest
Read more: Wirikuta FestIt was a long time coming – but it was worth the wait. Nearly two years ago, more than a dozen of Mexico’s biggest performing artists came together in a mega-event aimed at saving Wirikuta, one of the country’s most…
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Hundreds of ‘honey bears’ posted all over SoMa in street art protest
Read more: Hundreds of ‘honey bears’ posted all over SoMa in street art protestLocal artist fnnch wants San Francisco to decriminalize certain types of art. You’re not seeing things: A whopping 450 “honey bears”—variations on the immediately recognizable and widely imitated bear-shaped honey bottles sold in seemingly every store in America–appeared all over…
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FOKAL
Read more: FOKALARTS/CULTURE FOKAL is the hub in Haiti where locals and international visitors from all walks of life — artists, writers, citizens, activists– come together to discuss the most pressing nation- and community-building issues, enjoy cutting edge artistic expressions, and share…
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Speech/Acts at ICA Philly
Read more: Speech/Acts at ICA PhillyIn “Speech/Acts,” a group exhibition organized by Meg Onli at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, Kameelah Janan Rasheed and Tiona Nekkia McClodden stood out as artists who take up voices, histories, and experiences that can help audiences move…
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The “Radical Edits” of Alexandra Bell
Read more: The “Radical Edits” of Alexandra BellThe artist Alexandra Bell‘s “Counternarratives” series highlights journalism’s tendency toward obfuscation and slant. In the spring of 2017, Alexandra Bell began wheat-pasting posters of edited and redacted pages of the New York Times on subway platforms and buildings around the…
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Courage Score
Read more: Courage ScoreCourage Scores grade California state legislators on their political courage, revealing how well they stand up for their constituents over corporations or interest groups that exploit Californians, particularly the poor, disadvantaged, or communities of color. Now in its third year,…
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Visible Trans
Read more: Visible TransA set of interactive experiences at the Sziget festival in Budapest, aimed at social change to improve every day life of trans and gender-nonconforming persons. External sources: http://transvanilla.hu/ https://www.youtube.com/user/transvanilla
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Transparency on R&D Costs
Read more: Transparency on R&D CostsA set of strategies to highlight the high cost of medicine and lack of transparency in the pharmaceutical industry including a funny and disturbing satirical website, video, and press conference to promote their fake organization, the Association of Honest Pharmaceutical…
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10 Rappers Turned Social Activists-Vince Staples
Read more: 10 Rappers Turned Social Activists-Vince StaplesVince Staples mentioned Long Beach’s Ramona Park approximately 80 times on his debut album Summertime ’06 and even allotted the park two of its own tracks: “Ramona Park Legend Pt. 1” and “Ramona Park Legend Pt. 2.” “The sun come…
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The Bushwick Collective transforms neighborhood
Read more: The Bushwick Collective transforms neighborhoodConceived and curated by Bushwick native Joe Ficalora, the Bushwick Collective has evolved into an extraordinary open-air gallery since its first mural surfaced in 2011. Attracting a wondrous array of local, national and international artists, it showcases first-rate street art…