Projects tagged
East Asia
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Human Genitals Dinner
Read more: Human Genitals DinnerIn a private Tokyo dinner party artist Mao Sugiyama served his genitals to five of the events guests. Several months prior to the event he chose to have his genitals surgically removed. He released invitations to the event on social…
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Chinese Artist Creates Hall Of Fame Portraits Of Corrupt Officials
Read more: Chinese Artist Creates Hall Of Fame Portraits Of Corrupt OfficialsChinese Artist Zhang Bingjian has embarked on an artistic project to promote transparency in China and Chinese government. His motivation? Discovering the extent of the corruption going on in his country. Zhang told the Toronto Star: “The chief prosecutor announced…
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Speaking out against air pollution through Smog Art
Read more: Speaking out against air pollution through Smog ArtThe action art performance themed “War on smog, we are taking action” was held by some environmental activists and volunteers on the commercial center and famous tourist spot Yangren Jie (Foreigners’ Street) in Nanan district, Chongqing municipality in Southwest China…
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THE BAREFOOT ARTIST
Read more: THE BAREFOOT ARTISTBorn in China in 1941, artist Lily Yeh experienced first-hand the ravages of that country’s civil war when her family became refugees, fleeing to Taiwan as the communists took over. That personal story and the story of Yeh’s global art…
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Female students in Guangzhou protest topless for gender equality
Read more: Female students in Guangzhou protest topless for gender equalityFemale students from the Guangdong University of Technology in Guangzhou called for equal job opportunities and for people to “pay attention to the value of women” while protesting on the school’s campus, shirtless and covered in body paint. The photos,…
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“Are You Doing All Right?”
Read more: “Are You Doing All Right?”The following description is taken from the website of Aljazeera America (find link below): In early December, Ju Hyun-u, a student at South Korea’s elite Korea University, taped up two white sheets filled with his handwriting on a campus bulletin…
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Creative Activism in the Service of Corporations
Read more: Creative Activism in the Service of CorporationsMcDonald’s wanted children in Hong Kong to spend more time with their imagination after a study showed that children spend an average of 5 hours studying per day. In its new ‘I’m Amazing’ campaign, the fast food chain challenges these…
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Snake Ceiling
Read more: Snake CeilingOn May 12, 2008, a massive earthquake in China’s Sichuan province killed approximately 90,000 people. Ai Weiwei created this serpentine sculpture, made of backpacks, to commemorate the more than 5,000 school children who were killed when their shoddily constructed schools…
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Pork Bun Restaurant Turned Protest Site
Read more: Pork Bun Restaurant Turned Protest SiteChinese leader Xi Jinping’s latest attempt to cultivate his image as a man of the people is creating some unintended consequences. Qingfeng Restaurant, an unassuming local eatery where Xi ate a meal of pork buns, fried pig liver and vegetables…
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Gangnam for Freedom
Read more: Gangnam for FreedomEarlier this year Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei recorded a gangnam style video, dancing handcuffed, sending a message to the Chinese authorities who responded by banning the video as soon as it came online. British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor made a…