Projects tagged "Revolution"

Student flash mobs in Thailand
Practitioner:
students
Date:
Sep 20 2020
"Thai artists and art students are on the frontline of their country’s swelling pro-democracy movement, calling for reforms of Thailand’s military-backed government, and breaking both taboo and national law to criticise the nation’s monarchy.
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A Night Of Philosophy And Ideas
Practitioner:
various
Date:
Jan 27 2018
"A Night of Philosophy and Ideas is a thinker’s lollapalooza. The free, 12-hour weekend lyceum at the Brooklyn Public Library includes spirited debate, live music, theater, performance art pieces, and film screenings. At any given hour, five or six different events will be taking place simultaneously. Visitors are encouraged to come and go as the spirit moves them.
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Printing a Revolution: The Posters of Paris ’68
Practitioner:
École des Beaux-Arts
Date:
Jan 1 1968
During the major strikes and student uprisings in France that year, the École des Beaux-Arts turned itself into a workshop for revolutionary messages.
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Bringing Art and Change to Bronx
Practitioner:
Thomas Hirschhorn
Date:
Sep 15 2013
New York Times By Randy Kennedy
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Project Black Mask HK
Practitioner:
Joyce Ho
Date:
May 28 2020
"Project Black Mask HK (PBMHK) was founded by a (then) 18-year-old, Joyce Ho, who is an American-born Hong Konger. On May 28, 2020, during a peak of the Coronavirus Pandemic, many people expressed frustration with their inability to protest on the streets (of the United States) in support of the freedom and democracy for Hong Kong. PBMHK became a space where people could do exactly that.
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Thus.
Practitioner:
nilankur
Date:
Mar 1 2014
This is an attempt to foster critical thinking and create social capital. www.thuscritique.wordpress.com
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The Protest Banner Lending Library
Practitioner:
Aram Han Sifuentes
Date:
Jan 1 2017
The Protest Banner Lending Library is a space for people to gain skills to learn to make their own banners, a communal sewing space where we support each other’s voices, and a place where people can check out handmade banners to use in protests.
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Pop-Up Studio: Kids’ Campaign to Correct History
Practitioner:
Sam Durant and Elisa Harkins, UCLA
Date:
Mar 26 2017
Join other families in reimagining sports team mascots and logos that misrepresent Native American communities. Design a campaign for alternative names with the help of artists Sam Durant and Elisa Harkins, taking inspiration from the exhibition Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World. Pop-Up Studio Families explore art and create together in lively workshops led by artists. These drop-in programs are designed for ages 5 and up.
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The Democracy Machine
Practitioner:
Adam J Scarborough
Date:
Jun 27 2015
The Democracy Machine! is a performative sculpture that gives participants the opportunity to experience the thrill of democracy in action, in a competitive game that challenges people to work together toward understanding a better society. Using the spectacle and play of performance drawn from Las Vegas Casinos, gambling machines and game shows, The Democracy Machine!
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TIME OF THE POET:Second Name of Earth is PEACE.
Practitioner:
Mbizo Chirasha
Date:
Jan 16 0020
MOTHER EARTH is broken from incessant decadent wars carelessly perpetuated by mindless ,vicious political imbeciles. Our natural wealth plundered by greedy ,gluttonous economic dare-devils, imbibing crude oil and fresh blood . Warlord-ism set the suns of our freedom, our earth is torn naked . War is ravaging the beauty of African diamond fields ,We are now Wretched Vagabonds . Warlords are frying peace in oil springs of the Gulf.
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Graffiti campaigns bring women and children into street art
Practitioner:
Noon El Neswa, Mona Lisa Brigades, etc.
Date:
Feb 18 2013
By Maha ElNabawi It was a landmark day when prominent women’s rights activist Doria Shafiq bravely led a march of 1,500 women to storm the gates of Parliament on 19 February 1951. After several hours of unrelenting protest, Shafiq was finally received inside the office, where the council agreed to consider the demands of Egyptian women.
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