Projects tagged
East Asia
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“WE STAND AS ONE”
Read more: “WE STAND AS ONE”The New York-based artist has created a free-to-download poster in support of the ESEA community. Produced in response to the Covid-related surge in anti-Asian hate crimes, it can be used in a variety of ways to raise awareness and support…
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The New Culture Movement
Read more: The New Culture MovementThe New Culture Movement was initiated by Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Cai Yuanpei, Qian Xuan and other writers who had received Western education (called the new-style education at the time). It is an ideological and cultural…
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Women Series: IUD 2014
Read more: Women Series: IUD 2014According to the World Health Organization, China is home to two-thirds of the world’s women who wear IUD devices. This is a form of contraception that was developed after World War II, and in essence, comes from discrimination against women.…
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The powerful images of Hong Kong’s protests
Read more: The powerful images of Hong Kong’s protestsThe face of Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam is falling apart: an eyeball has fallen out of its socket and the flesh of her left chin has been ripped off. Black-clad protesters in yellow hard hats are standing on…
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“Graffittied Graffiti”
Read more: “Graffittied Graffiti”At a gallery within a shopping complex in the South Korean capital, a couple saw paint cans and brushes at their reach and use next to what was actually a finished portrait worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Thinking the…
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After a Military Coup, Artists Across Myanmar Are Making Protest Art to Share Their Struggle for Democracy With the World—See Images Here
Read more: After a Military Coup, Artists Across Myanmar Are Making Protest Art to Share Their Struggle for Democracy With the World—See Images Here“Myanmar has been engulfed in protest since February 1, when Burmese army general Min Aung Hlaing seized control of the government in a military coup, refusing to accept to the landslide election victory of the National League for Democracy and…
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“Waste” Sculpture
Read more: “Waste” SculptureIn 2016, Zhou Zhenfeng, who was a student at a college in Hebei at the time, discovered that there were a lot of waste tires in the streets and alleys. Zhou Zhenfeng learned that tires are made of infusible or…
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Beautiful Women’s Rights Walk
Read more: Beautiful Women’s Rights WalkIn 2012, the 24-year-old feminist activist Xiao Meili launched the “Beautiful Women’s Rights Walk” anti-sexual assault activity. She set off from Beijing in mid-September and passed through Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha and other cities along the way to reach the destination…
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“blood-stained wedding dress, wounded bride”
Read more: “blood-stained wedding dress, wounded bride”On February 14, 2012, three female college student volunteers wore blood-stained wedding dresses and appeared as “wounded brides” in Beijing Qianmen Pedestrian Street. They held up “violence is around, are you still silent?!” and other advocated signs to take photos…
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Shaving hair performance art in response to the gender discrimination existing in the Chinese educational system
Read more: Shaving hair performance art in response to the gender discrimination existing in the Chinese educational systemIn early July 2012, after the Chinese college entrance examination results were announced, the media found that many colleges and universities had gender bias on the admitted scores, and the maximum difference between men and women was up to 40…