Projects tagged
Writing & Manifestos
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Art, Activism and the Age of AIDS
Read more: Art, Activism and the Age of AIDSDavid Wojnarowicz was born on September 14, 1954, and died on July 22, 1992, at the age of 37 due to AIDS-related complications. Before he became an artist, he attended a Performing Arts high school from which he dropped out…
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Art, Activism and the Age of AIDS
Read more: Art, Activism and the Age of AIDSDavid Wojnarowicz as a Catalyst for Collective Action Not all art is political and by no means are politics art. However, through Wojnarowicz’s works criticizing and critiquing the US government, he was able to successfully blend art and politics to…
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Seed Action Cork
Read more: Seed Action CorkAs part of the Creativity and Change postgrad course,(www.creativityandchange.ie) we created a street action. It was designed to raise awareness about climate change, and promote Climate Case Ireland, while also inspiring people to think of visions for the future and…
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Diagram of the “Brookes” Slave Ship
Read more: Diagram of the “Brookes” Slave ShipThis diagram of the ‘Brookes’ slave ship is probably the most widely copied and powerful image used by the abolitionist campaigners. It depicts the ship loaded to its full capacity – 454 people crammed into the hold.The ‘Brookes’ sailed the…
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Hypothetical Development Corporation
Read more: Hypothetical Development Corporation“As a public service, H.D.O. invents a hypothetical future for each selected structure. Unlike a traditional, reality-based developer, however, our organization is not bound by rules relating to commercial potential, practical materials, or physics. In our view, plausibility is a…
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Blurring Boundaries Between Art and Activism in Cuba
Read more: Blurring Boundaries Between Art and Activism in CubaMEXICO CITY — Of the half-dozen pieces that form Tania Bruguera’s series “Tatlin’s Whisper,” the one that the Cuban government silenced may have resounded most. An attempt by Ms. Bruguera, a New York-based Cuban artist, to stage an open-mike performance…
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The SOA Cycle
Read more: The SOA Cycle“SOA Cycle, and what it later became, which is called the Democracy Cycle, is a group of seven large works that approach the question of democracy. What is democracy? How is it constructed? How is it implemented? Is it something…
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Share The Love
Read more: Share The LoveWe were ‘Superheroes’ and had fun, colourful, engaging activities which had a high visual impact with a purpose to engage the head, hand and heart. We believe that everyone has superpowers within and they just need to be released but…
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No Fly on the Wall
Read more: No Fly on the WallOur key beliefs and principles are the very pillars that form the backbone of our movement: ‘Taking Up Space’: We believe marginalised voices must take up their rightful space in this world and deserve to have their voices heard, lived…
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The Universe in Verse
Read more: The Universe in Verse“The real wealth of the Nation,” marine biologist and author Rachel Carson wrote in her courageous 1953 protest letter, “lies in the resources of the earth — soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife… Their administration is not properly, and cannot…