Activism

BUY // Weiwei-isms // Ai Weiwei
Jarrett Moran |

“No outdoor sports can be more elegant than throwing stones at autocracy; no melees can be more exciting than those in cyberspace.”

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KNOW / / Where the United Nations Used to Be
Sola Agustsson |
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A cultural center takes over from the United Nations.

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KNOW // Art Inspiration for the Republican National Convention
Manish Vora |
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These artworks exemplify some of the issues, discussions, and characters of the Republican National Convention.

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Artists Against Gun Violence
Georgina Wells |
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Can an artist produce an iconic image or gesture in the fight against gun violence?

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Politics and Human Respect: Sharon Hayes at the Whitney
Alexandra Kleiman |
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Sharon Hayes’ current solo show at the Whitney Museum illuminates the psychological intensity of history and the political capacity of the personal.

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What You Need to Know About Barbara Kruger
Cameron Meade |
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On August 20, The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum opens Belief + Doubt, an installation by much-imitated and internationally renowned artist Barbara Kruger.

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Beware of Artists
Jarrett Moran |
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They mix with all classes of society and are therefore the most dangerous.

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MoMA Takes on the Foreclosure Crisis (And the American Dream)
Victoria Rogers |
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Architects, activists, and artists reimagine America’s failing suburbs.

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Russian Feminist Group Pussy Riot on Trial
Spencer Nelson |
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The ten-member band are on trial for staging a “punk prayer” in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral.

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Unprecedented Access to China's Most Embattled Artist
Cameron Meade |
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“Today’s verdict shows that this country, more than sixty years after its founding still has no basic legal process, still has no respect for the truth, still will never give taxpayers and citizens an ability to justify themselves.” -Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei Weighs in on the London Olympics
Tiffany Jow |

Ai hopes the London Olympics will be different than Beijing.

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Racism, Photographed in Its Daily Incarnations
Spencer Nelson |
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Familiar as we are with the history of the Civil Rights Movement, the day-to-day realities of segregation and racism sometimes escape us. Gordon Parks photographs the separate world of ’50s African-American society.

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