Projects tagged
Latin America & Caribbean
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How Snowden Canceled the 4th of July Diplomatic Reception in Bolivia
Read more: How Snowden Canceled the 4th of July Diplomatic Reception in BoliviaOn July 2nd, 2013, after attending the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) conference, Bolivian President Evo Morales departed Russia from Vnukovo Airport in Moscow aboard his presidential plane. However, a “leak” suggested that Edward Snowden was aboard, which led Spain,…
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This artist takes the spirit of protest from the streets to the gallery
Read more: This artist takes the spirit of protest from the streets to the gallery“Brazilian artist Mundano is used to spending his time on the road and in the streets, making art as an act of protest. Known for leaving his colorful works of graffiti on walls around the world, Mundano is especially dedicated…
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Pandora’s Project
Read more: Pandora’s ProjectIt was October 31st, 2012, when a new artist appeared on social media. In a series of video clips, she proposed with a soft and slow speech that Peru hide its poverty. Her project consisted of installing vinyl pieces to…
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This Subway Is Too Small
Read more: This Subway Is Too SmallIn 2017, the political party Ahora Buenos Aires (Now Buenos Aires) was running in the legislative election for the first time. It is not easy being a small left-wing party in the City of Buenos Aires, therefore imagination is an…
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CorrupTour
Read more: CorrupTourA converted school bus with the sawed-off top is taking Mexico City visitors on the “Corruptour”, a visit to the country’s seedy underbelly of murderous misdeeds and multibillion-dollar graft by public officials. Stops include a scandal-plagued subway line that cost…
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Literatura Exposta (Literature Exposed)
Read more: Literatura Exposta (Literature Exposed)Artists in Rio de Janeiro have staged a pop-up street show to protest against the closure by the new far-right state government of an exhibition because of a performance attacking dictatorship-era torture. Álvaro Figueiredo, the curator of Literatura Exposta (Literature…
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This artist’s red shoes stand in for all the women lost to violence
Read more: This artist’s red shoes stand in for all the women lost to violenceElina Chauvet’s red shoes are worldly. They’ve been in Milan, Italy, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. Not just one pair, but hundreds — red boots, red heels, red toddler shoes. They’re not there to see the sights, but to take up…
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Washing the Flag
Read more: Washing the Flag“It might not seem that an act of public laundry could unsettle a president with a well-deserved reputation for inflexibility, corruption, and brutality. But mass washing ceremonies were a key element in getting rid of Peru’s unpopular president, Alberto Fujimori,…
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FloodNet
Read more: FloodNetFloodNet was a conceptual artwork and a tool for online collective action. Developed by the collective Electronic Disturbance Theater (EDT), it took the form of a Java applet that allowed users to send useless requests or personalized messages to a…
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In Mexico, Women Go on Strike Nationwide to Protest Violence
Read more: In Mexico, Women Go on Strike Nationwide to Protest ViolenceMEXICO CITY — Tens of thousands of women vanished from streets, offices and classrooms across Mexico on Monday, part of a nationwide strike to protest the violence they suffer and to demand government action against it. The women’s absence from…