Projects tagged
Print & Design
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Shamecards
Read more: ShamecardsMimicking the look of iconic “Greetings From” postcards, Manuel and Patricia Oliver, parents of Joaquin Oliver who died in the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, created “Shamecards” featuring 52 cities from around the United States. Rather than highlighting the…
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The Chronicles of Resilience
Read more: The Chronicles of ResilienceFor FX Harsono, art is activism. Over the past four decades, performance, sculpture, and painting have become his means of nonviolent protest against government autocracy and ethnic strife in Indonesia. In his current exhibition The Chronicles of Resilience, curated by…
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‘Wolf Warrior artist’ strives to use new art to spread truth and inspire patriotism
Read more: ‘Wolf Warrior artist’ strives to use new art to spread truth and inspire patriotismWith delicate composition, striking details and strong emotion, five editorial posters drawn by Wuheqilin have attracted some half million followers to his account on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like social media platform. His political views expressed in his art have led…
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Bishan Project: Utopia in a Chinese Village
Read more: Bishan Project: Utopia in a Chinese Village“There are many problems in rural areas. For example, agriculture is declining, no one is farming, traditional things are falling apart, farmers are brainwashed by the idea of urbanization, and they don’t like their hometown. They all want to move…
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“The Little Match Girl” in Shanghai -“One Box of Matches to Warm a Child”
Read more: “The Little Match Girl” in Shanghai -“One Box of Matches to Warm a Child”On January 12, 2016, Shanghai’s temperature dropped to its lowest of the year. A little girl was seen selling matches in the cold wind on Bund street. The little girl, wearing a classic dress, wrapped in an ocher-red scarf and…
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Fashion label Vaqar is dispelling conservative perceptions of what Iranian fashion looks like
Read more: Fashion label Vaqar is dispelling conservative perceptions of what Iranian fashion looks likeIran is a nation with a fine art tradition that stretches back thousands of years; its reputation for contemporary fashion design less so. Writing that from an external, Western perspective may read unduly dismissive, but it’s a statement that holds…
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#Protect Girls Project — Anti-surrogacy Stickers
Read more: #Protect Girls Project — Anti-surrogacy StickersMany girls in China may have seen the advertisements of egg donation as a surrogate, in hospitals, schools, public toilets, shared bikes, ATMs…… They are everywhere and the number of this kind of advertisements is large. Though there are lots…
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My World Is In Your Blindspot
Read more: My World Is In Your BlindspotThis is a series of paintings reflecting the struggle and sacrifices made by the Tibetan people for independence. The author is Tenzing Rigdol, who is a Tibetan and influenced a lot by the Dalai Lama and traditional Tibetan culture. The…
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My Calling (Card) #1 Meta-Performance (1987-88; 00:58:00)
Read more: My Calling (Card) #1 Meta-Performance (1987-88; 00:58:00)Adrian Piper created ‘calling cards’ that can stand alone as individual works, but Piper also used them in performances. The works described here include edited documentary footage from two performances (one in Chicago, one in Harlem) based on My Calling…
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Feminists Paper Paris With Stark Posters Decrying Domestic Abuse
Read more: Feminists Paper Paris With Stark Posters Decrying Domestic AbuseA widespread but illegal campaign by a group calling itself “the Gluers” uses posters to denounce violence against women. It has become an effective — and ubiquitous — tool to raise awareness. On a recent mild night, a squad of…