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Where activism and art intersect
Activism takes on many forms. Currently, the world is watching as thousands band together to call for justice and reform after a white police officer in Minneapolis murdered George Floyd, […]
Ai Weiwei creates poignant mask series in response to pandemic to raise money for humanitarian charities
Face masks are a new staple in life. Gone are the days when they were simply a tool used by people in the medical field. Instead, they have cropped up […]
Artist highlight: JR, the anonymous street artist shedding light on the invisible
Who is JR? Well, frankly, we don’t really know who he. On the spectrum of the highly-elusive Banksy to the often in the media Ai Weiwei, JR is somewhere in […]
Ai Weiwei wins case against Volkswagen for the use of his work against his will
On July 17th, a court in Copenhagen sided with Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei in a legal dispute against Volkswagen. The court determined that Volkswagen’s Danish distributor Skandinavisk Motor […]
Anish Kapoor to exhibit at China’s Imperial Ancestral Temple
Anish Kapoor is one of the UK’s more popular and controversial artists. On one hand, he’s won over the hearts of millions who have flocked to Chicago to see Cloud […]
Ai Weiwei and 30 tons of buttons? The possibilities are endless…
Have you ever wondered how many buttons are in a ton? Fair, me either. However, it’s somewhere around 9 million. As of a few days ago, it seems artist Ai […]
Ai Weiwei’s segment pulled from ‘Berlin, I Love You’
In 2015, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who is now based in Berlin, worked remotely directing a portion of Berlin, I Love You, an anthology style film. When the movie was […]
