Projects tagged
Projects with Clear Short-Term Goals
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AIDS Awareness Ribbon
Read more: AIDS Awareness RibbonFrom 99 Percent Invisible: By the late 1980s, AIDS had been in the United States for almost a decade. AIDS became the number one killer of young men in New York City, then of young men in the country, then…
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AmplifyHER and AnimateHER
Read more: AmplifyHER and AnimateHERAmplify HER is a visually dynamic, character driven feature documentary that offers intimate access into the lives of numerous emerging female artists. By combining ecstatic energy and feminine artistry, these talented young women in the global electronic music scene are…
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The Capitol Crawl
Read more: The Capitol CrawlThe Americans With Disabilities Act Is Turning 25. Watch the Dramatic Protest That Made It Happen. —By Samantha Michaels Twenty-five years ago this weekend, the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law, officially outlawing discrimination against disabled people in…
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Mystery Artist Paints Penises Around Potholes To Get Them Fixed
Read more: Mystery Artist Paints Penises Around Potholes To Get Them FixedArmed with a can of washable spray paint, an artist in Greater Manchester, England, has embarked on a worthy crusade: to rid the region of potholes… by drawing penises on them. The anonymous artist, who goes by the name “Wanksy,”…
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Brooklyn deli re-brands as artisanal emporium to protest rent hike
Read more: Brooklyn deli re-brands as artisanal emporium to protest rent hikeBrooklyn deli re-brands as artisanal emporium to protest rent hike The owners of an imperiled Boerum Hill deli have staged an “artisanal takeover” of their 25-year-old corner store, re-branding products with yuppified names and jacking up prices to illustrate the…
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The X Party, the party of the future
Read more: The X Party, the party of the future“If you want something different, do something really different.” And they did it! Spain, January 1st 2013, an anonymous device was launched through the networks combining a communication guerrilla with a political-electoral aesthetic. The video used for take-off went viral…
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My Model Body
Read more: My Model BodyThe humorously critical project offered people an opportunity to compare themselves to the supermodel silhouette: face to face in the imaginary impression of a mirror, or at real physical scale. The idea was born out of a serious concern with…
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Ostrich
Read more: OstrichThis interactive, site-specific project is a comment on how we – constantly attached to mobile devices – neglect to observe the environment around us. Like ostriches, we willingly trap our heads, minds, and imagination in a fantasy world that is…
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Freedom of Information
Read more: Freedom of InformationLocated within Boston’s historic (brick) core, and using the history of Boston as example, this kinetic, site-specific, public art installation is a humorous commentary on our use and trust of the internet for learning. The project makes tangible (physical), and…
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RAT-PAC
Read more: RAT-PACThe Resistance Arts Trust Political Action Committee is a Super PAC with the mission of challenging great Artists to create public works of political art meant to inform communities, start conversations and drive media coverage on progressive issues, and empowering…
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Remember The Glaciers
Read more: Remember The GlaciersRaising awareness about climate change; adapting he aesthetic of ‘eco-friendly’ to appeal to the iGeneration and uncountable generations to come. External sources: https://glacier996girl.tumblr.com https://instagram.com/glacier996girl/ https://www.facebook.com/remembertheglaciers
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The Trials of Spring
Read more: The Trials of SpringThe Trials of Spring is a major documentary event that chronicles the stories of nine women who played central roles in the Arab Spring uprisings and their aftermaths in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. It includes a feature-length…