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public space
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Free University New York City
Read more: Free University New York CityIf you headed into the West 4th St. Subway Station on March 9, 2014, you may have seen a group of people writing on cardboard, taping it to the walls, and seemingly holding a small class in the underground space.…
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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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The Bank
Read more: The BankMany of the banks originally situated on Bank Street in Sharjah have left for more lucrative locations, so we have imagined a new, non-monetary banking model for the street. What if we were to regard the sum total of memories…
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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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People’s Tours: A social history of the South End walking tour
Read more: People’s Tours: A social history of the South End walking tourIn early 2012, a group of artists, activists and assorted other odd balls got together to form People’s Tours. The idea was to give walking tours in the Boston area. Standard enough. But instead of the usual history, we would…
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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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Luminous Intervention beams ballot issues over Baltimore Highway
Read more: Luminous Intervention beams ballot issues over Baltimore Highway“In preparation for tomorrow’s election, members of artist-activist project Luminous Intervention beamed ballot-question themed slogans onto a bridge over Route 83 during rush hour traffic this evening. Today’s action followed on the heels of an equality-themed luminous alteration of The…
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Syrian Museum: “The Kiss”
Read more: Syrian Museum: “The Kiss”“A new photographic work created by Ayyam Gallery artist Tammam Azzam has captured the imaginations of the world, going viral and being shared across social media as a symbol of the power of love and human spirit in times of…
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Oda Projesi: Apartment Project
Read more: Oda Projesi: Apartment Project“Oda Projesi is an artist collective based in Istanbul. It is composed of three members; Özge Açıkkol, Güneş Savaş and Seçil Yersel who turned their collaboration into an art project in 2000. The project members had met in 1997 and…
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Color-Cycling
Read more: Color-CyclingCiclo-Color February 7, 2012, www.mastamagazine.net Having a bike as vehicle and paint as a tool, “Bici-Brochas” brings new colourful lines to the asphalt and, according to the chosen route, leaves a hint of colour that breaks up with the sobriety…