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Utopia
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Zone à Défendre, or “zone to defend” (ZAD)
Read more: Zone à Défendre, or “zone to defend” (ZAD)The ZAD (zone à défendre, or “zone to defend”) in Western France is 4000 acres of wetland, farmland and forest that was originally intended to be built into an airport in 1965 but is now an autonomous territory occupied by…
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Television Commercial for Communism
Read more: Television Commercial for CommunismTelevision Commercial for Communism: https://vimeo.com/129592556 Formed in 2006, the Propeller Group is a Ho Chi Minh City– and Los Angeles–based collective composed of artists Phunam, Matt Lucero, and Tuan Andrew Nguyen. The convergence of the diverse backgrounds of its members—antique…
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I HAVE A DREAM – Roman Subway Map
Read more: I HAVE A DREAM – Roman Subway MapTic Edizioni, Roman publishing house, has created “I Have a Dream”, a fake map of the Rome subway. In addition to the existing A and B lines, a dozen imaginary subway lines have been added: there are metro stops in…
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The New York Times Special Edition
Read more: The New York Times Special EditionOn November twelfth, 2008, over 80,000 copies of a replica of the New York Times were distributed in several cities around the United States. The paper included 14 pages of “best case scenario” news set nine months in the future.…
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Hypothetical Development Organization
Read more: Hypothetical Development OrganizationMembers of this organization begin the narrative process by examining city neighborhoods and commercial districts for compelling structures that appear to have fallen into disuse —“hidden gems” of the built environment. In varying states of repair, these buildings suggest only…
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Gumby for President
Read more: Gumby for PresidentIn the 2012 presidential election, did you know that one of the underdog anti-party runners was Gumby?! In the attached video, you will hear Gumby offer transportation alternatives (Pokey and friends), challenges of not believing in vice presidents, and the…