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public art
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Transborder Immigrant Tool
Read more: Transborder Immigrant ToolThe Transborder Immigrant Tool is a ECD 2.0 (Ricardo Dominguez, Brett Stalbaum, Amy Sara Carroll, Micha Cárdenas, Elle Mehrmand) project designed to repurpose inexpensive used mobile phones that have GPS antennas (through the addition of proper software which the TB…
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The Spring 2014 Talks Series: Sam Durant
Read more: The Spring 2014 Talks Series: Sam DurantSam Durant is an LA based artist who engages in social, cultural and political issues through his interactive public sculptures. Durant is interested in investigating historical narratives and their contemporary communities. From 2005-2010 Durant was part of the collective Transforma…
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“Just Two of Us”
Read more: “Just Two of Us”Katharina Grosse’s public exhibition “Just Two of Us” consists of eight large meteor looking sculptures painted in bright technicolors. The sculptures, which have been placed in the public plaza at Metro Tech Commons, have transformed downtown Brooklyn. Grosse is a…
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Cliteracy
Read more: CliteracyAccording to the artist: “CLITERACY, 100 Natural Laws, 2012 is mixed media project that explores a paradox; the global obsession with sexualizing female bodies in a world that is illiterate when it comes to female sexuality. CLITERACY is a new…
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Turf the Turf Eco Garden Bike Tour
Read more: Turf the Turf Eco Garden Bike TourTurf the Turf hopes to inspire you to reconsider your front lawn by sharing existing examples of creative uses on a fun bike tour around the city of Kelowna. There are many options, such as xeriscaping (using native plants), front…
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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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Sweeping Out Corruption
Read more: Sweeping Out CorruptionFour ministers in Brazil have resigned since January after being implicated in corruption, and on Wednesday, protesters showed they’ve had enough. Protesters planted 594 green and yellow brooms right in front of Brazil’s Congressional building each representing the colors of…
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Howitcouldbedifferent.org – a wikipedia of ideas for improvement and social change
Read more: Howitcouldbedifferent.org – a wikipedia of ideas for improvement and social changeHave you ever wanted to see current or potential innovations for poverty or the environment without having to do a lot of researching or reading? Have you ever thought of an idea and wanted to tell the world about it…
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Park(ing) Day: Global Movement for More Urban Open Space
Read more: Park(ing) Day: Global Movement for More Urban Open SpaceIn 2005, Rebar, a design studio in San Francisco, transformed a single metered parking space into a temporary public park. The area where this two-hour park took place was one that lacked public open space. This was the first Park(ing)…
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New Craft Artists in Action
Read more: New Craft Artists in ActionMaria was psyched to travel to the Philippines where her hand-made basketball nets were well received. Invited with the Institute for Infinitely Small Things (Boston/Mass based) by Clara Balaguer and the Office of Culture and Design (Manila) she worked in…