Projects tagged
Visual Arts
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Tortuguita Billboard
Read more: Tortuguita BillboardMAJOR NYC BILLBOARD TAKEN OVER IN HONOR OF TORTUGUITA, PART OF COORDINATED DAY OF RESISTANCE 1/18/2025 “This weekend, thousands of people across the world organized events and took collective action in honor of Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán who was murdered by…
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Painting homes to strengthen a community
Read more: Painting homes to strengthen a communityNestled on the banks of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, Santa Catarina Palopó is a small town brimming with vibrant colors and stunning natural views. Despite its natural beauty and cultural heritage, the community struggled with economic development and poverty for…
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Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé’s Act of Reclamation
Read more: Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé’s Act of ReclamationCan’t say she didn’t warn us: As per her Instagram message last week, Cowboy Carter, the Act II sequel to 2022’s Renaissance, is a Beyoncé album, not a country album. “Texas Hold ’Em,” the advance single that last month made…
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untitled subway graffiti
Read more: untitled subway graffitialternating yellow and white chalk on black blank subway advertisement spaces. “NO ONE VOTED FOR ELON” “RISE AND RESIST” “RESISTANCE IS CONTAGIOUS” “WHO WILL SAVE US? WE WILL SAVE US” found on the uptown C train platform at 50th street…
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Shining a spotlight on domestic violence – the Women’s House (Sunglasses) project
Read more: Shining a spotlight on domestic violence – the Women’s House (Sunglasses) projectCroatian artist Sanja Iveković started Women’s House (Sunglasses) in 1998 in collaboration with a women’s shelter in Zagreb and later with women’s shelters elsewhere in Europe and Asia. Iveković organised workshops with women in these shelters to produce plaster casts…
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In Our DNA
Read more: In Our DNAShooting Without Bullets incubates young artist activists and eliminates systemic barriers in art and society for Black and Brown youth, all while spreading bold messages of justice and equity across Northeast Ohio and beyond. In Our DNA, their new public…
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The American Library
Read more: The American LibraryDebuting at Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, July 14 – September 30 for FRONTart 2018 is ‘The American Library’ by Yinka Shonibare MBE, a celebration of the diversity of the American population. It aims to be an instigator of discovery…
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After 38 attacks on art, climate protesters have fallen into big oil’s trap – it’s time to change tack
Read more: After 38 attacks on art, climate protesters have fallen into big oil’s trap – it’s time to change tackHow many of the 38 environmental protests staged in museums in 2022 can you remember? How many of the more recent ones only generated widespread outrage? Did any of them lead to tangible change? The protesters’ cause is serious, the…
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Carlos Hernández Chávez’s Mural Activism
Read more: Carlos Hernández Chávez’s Mural ActivismCarlos Hernández Chávez is a Mexican-American muralist who brings the spirit of 20th-century Mexican muralism into modern New England. Chávez’s murals address key social justice themes, including immigration, workers’ rights, and cultural identity, challenging viewers to acknowledge and reflect on…
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CLIMAVORE: environmental restoration through artistic practices
Read more: CLIMAVORE: environmental restoration through artistic practicesIn 2016 an eye-catching sparrow was spotted in Scotland. The bird had ingested feed pellets from a nearby salmon farm, turning its feathers pink. Cramped in underwater feedlots, farmed salmon have no access to the prey that colour their flesh…