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Brazilian judge to release jailed former president Lula, setting off legal and political uproar — National Post
The order was the latest twist in the tumultuous lead-up to Brazil’s presidential election in October. Even from prison, Lula leads the polls via Brazilian judge to release jailed former president Lula, setting off legal and political uproar — National Post
Anti-War Semaphore: Hidden Meaning Encoded in a Universal Symbol of Peace – 99% Invisible
Flag semaphore tends to conjure images of modern-day military messaging — Navy personnel, for instance, waving bright squares of signal fabric on ships at sea. Historically, semaphore gained particular wartime prominence during the French Revolution, when it facilitated fast official … Continue reading
ETIHAD by Kate Feld
The following is the text of a speech I delivered at Manchester Histories Festival on June 7-8 2018, about the situation of Ahmed Mansoor and its relevance to the people of Manchester. I have hauled this long-defunct blog about life … Continue reading
Tommie Smith’s Iconic Protest Salute Immortalized in Gold by Glenn Kaino – Colossal
Starting in 2013, Los Angeles-based conceptual artist Glenn Kaino has had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with a man whose act of protest had long inspired him. “Bridge” is Kaino’s 100-foot long construction featuring two hundred casts of former … Continue reading
Banksy Hits Paris with Sharp Political Criticism and Several Mischievous Rats – Colossal
Against the backdrop of Paris Fashion Week which introduced several collaborative projects between high fashion brands and big names from the art world (Dior partnered with KAWS and Takashi Murakami continued collaborating with Virgil Abloh, the new artistic director of Louis … Continue reading
Childish Gambino – This Is America (Official Video)
Donald Glover Published on 5 May 2018 SUBSCRIBED 2.4M “This is America” by Childish Gambino http://smarturl.it/TcIgA Director: Hiro Murai Producer: Jason Cole of Doomsday with Ibra Ake and Fam Rothstein of Wolf + Rothstein tour tickets and merchandise available at … Continue reading
LIFE CYCLES
An observational exploration of routine, monotony, attention and distraction. Will we continue to let events pass us by uncontested, or will we decide to break the cycle?
10 highlights from the V&A’s The Future Starts Here exhibition – Dezeen
Ahead of new V&A exhibition The Future Starts Here, the curators pick 10 objects in the show that can help us predict what’s in store in years to come. The 10 designs make up a handful of the 100 objects … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, construction, creatives, Culture, Environment, infrastructure, Politics, V&A
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Black-oriented films can be highly profitable when marketed to all audiences – ScienceBlog.com
Despite the persistent notion in Hollywood that films starring people of color aren’t marketable to a broad audience, the success of Black Panther — a Marvel movie starring a Black superhero and with an almost entirely Black cast — provides … Continue reading
Dublin’s Sweep of Public Mural Removals Prompts Wave of New Artworks – Colossal
For the past several months, a collective of artists in Dublin known as Subset has been coming up against the letter of the law, as the Dublin City Council (DCC) issues orders requiring Subset to paint over their colorful murals … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Collective, creatives, Culture, Life, Politics, Street Art
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