Tag:
guerilla activism
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Joey Skaggs: novelty silliness and well-packaged rebellion
Read more: Joey Skaggs: novelty silliness and well-packaged rebellionIn July 1976, prankster and satirist Joey Skaggs, calling himself Giuseppe Scaggoli, appeared before a rabid crowd, dressed in sharp-lapeled finery. He had some unfortunate news: that day’s planned auction of rock star sperm was cancelled due to a mysterious…
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MFA Billboard
Read more: MFA BillboardThe Guerrilla Girls tactic was well thought-out and was effective in creating a spectacle to draw attention to the issue at hand, which is the lack of female representation in the museum. Where I think the campaign has some drawbacks…
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Big Bang Big Boom
Read more: Big Bang Big Boom“For those who haven’t seen it, Big Bang Big Boom (2010) is yet another fabulous animated graffiti parable from the Blu art collective. Their work is endlessly fascinating — animated creatures sliding seamlessly from walls, through sand, along pipes and…
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The Uni Project
Read more: The Uni Project“The Uni Project aims to do one thing and do it well: temporarily transform almost any available urban space into a public reading room and venue for learning. We start with the conviction that books and learning should be prominent,…
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Broadsides
Read more: Broadsides“Since March 2011, the artist Tim Devin has been putting broadsides (small posters) up around the Boston area. The posters come in different kind of flavors: Street Surveys, Mappy Facts or Poems by Paul Johns. Street Surveys ask questions that…