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Free Speech
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The Most Shocking Image I Can Remember Is Seeing Myself in the Mirror
Read more: The Most Shocking Image I Can Remember Is Seeing Myself in the MirrorIt can be important to reflect on the artistic recounts of activists experiences under state imprisonment. In a revealing interview with Artspace, Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei reflects on his 81-day secret detention in 2011 and the psychological strategies…
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United States v. One Book Named Ulysses
Read more: United States v. One Book Named UlyssesIn 1932, Bennett Cerf, cofounder of Random House Publishing, acquired the rights to publish James Joyce’s Ulysses in the United States, believing that the book would be as successful as it had been throughout Europe. But Cerf had a problem.…
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Big Tech CEOs Become 7ft Capitol Rioters
Read more: Big Tech CEOs Become 7ft Capitol RiotersAs tech leaders faced tough questions from Congress, SumOfUs, an 18 million member advocacy organization, was right outside with a larger-than-life installation of the January 6th Capitol riot that shows the role Big Tech played in sparking the insurrection. The…
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REDACT: a world without net neutrality
Read more: REDACT: a world without net neutralityThe elimination of Net Neutrality is a much bigger issue than most people would like to admit. This issue stems far from just an issue dealing with an open internet, free from biased control of the internet service providers, whom…
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Weighed down by a cushion
Read more: Weighed down by a cushionA short documentary about Artist Stephen Sheehan’s performance called ‘Weighed down by a cushion’ performed at Liverpool One. The footage contains views from the public captured during the performance. External sources: http://youtu.be/oe32DMevzoE http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mersey-artist-stops-shoppers-…
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Freedom of Speech
Read more: Freedom of SpeechThe Winds of Art, and of Freedom, Blew for a Few Moments in Havana Yoani Sanchez, Huffington Post The Tenth Visual Arts Biennial in Havana allowed us to enjoy some bubbles of freedom. Hidden in metaphor and protected by the…
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Sudanese Activist Artist Breaks Down Borders
Read more: Sudanese Activist Artist Breaks Down BordersVOA NEWS March 29, 2012 By Nico Colombant WASHINGTON–A Sudanese artist from the restive Blue Nile region is using art and activism to promote the plight of people caught between borders and conflict. In an audio montage of memories…