protest art
In South Korea, Fingerprints Are Symbols of Protest
Though accelerated urban development has forced many out, artist Jazoo Yang has made her mark on their former homes.
JR and Darren Aronofsky Project a Silent Climate Protest
French artist JR and director Darren Aronofsky's 'The Standing March' will travel throughout Paris during COP21.
Giant Glowing Toilets Protest Spain’s New Public Safety Bill
The installation is called 'The Government don't give a shit about the Spanish Constitution.'
[Insta of the Week] Art for Independence Day
Klaus Biesenbach celebrates the stars and stripes in art.
The Sight of 200 Body Bags Roasting on a Beach in the UK Might Be Amnesty's Best Stunt Yet
This morning's protest highlighting the EU migrant crisis is an example of how effective and affecting protest art can be.
Klaus Biesenbach on 'Zero Tolerance'
We spoke to the MoMA PS1 Director about art, protest, and celebration.
We Spoke to the Artists Who Got in Trouble for Pooping on the Israeli Flag
Artists Jasman Wagner and Natali Cohen Vaxberg made a video titled "Shit Instead of Blood" in which they literally shit on the flags of countries from all around the world as a gesture against nationalism—though it led to Vaxberg's arrest in Israel.
This Canadian Artist Halted Pipeline Development by Copyrighting His Land as a Work of Art
Peter von Tiesenhausen has a novel approach to dealing with assholes from oil companies—he claims his land counts as copyrighted art and charges them $500 an hour to meet with them.
Missing Students in Mexico Have Inspired a Wave of Protest Art
In reaction to the disappearances of the 43 Ayotzinapa Normal School students, exciting new protest art has emerged, drawing attention the oppression of young and poor progressives in Mexico.
Advertising Has Destroyed the Landscape in West Hollywood, but We Can Fix It
All we need to do is be a little less enamored with naked capitalism.
The Sardonic Protest Art of the Ukrainian Revolution
The media and medical reports aren't the only documentations of the revolutionary events in Ukraine these past four months. Local artists, both professional and amateur, have also been trying to capture, react to, and sometimes even influence the...