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With Cafecito Cups and Direct Action, Miami Artists Rise Against “Alligator Alcatraz”
As the notorious detention center faces legal setbacks, an exhibition in Little Havana underscores the need to keep resisting.
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Anish Kapoor Greenpeace Collab Sends Generic Environmental Message
Does it add anything to the conversation?
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LA Artists and Orgs Stand in Solidarity With Anti-ICE Protesters
While small groups issue condemnations of state violence and share helpful resources for communities under attack, the big museums largely remain silent.
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A Giant Vulva Is Walking the Streets of Europe
Dressed in flowing pink robes, artist and activist Dee Mulrooney — or “Growler” — is urging the British Museum to return a Síle na Giġ statue back to Ireland.
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The Best Signs and Art of This Year’s Massive May Day Protests
From criticism of mass deportations to hilarious roasts of the president, May 1 was a nationwide show of art-filled resistance against the Trump administration.
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The No-BS Protest Art of the Anti-Trump Marches
In nationwide demonstrations this weekend, protesters left “Dump Trump” in 2016 and opted for cheekier and artistically inclined messaging.
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17,000 Children’s Shoes Line Pennsylvania Avenue in Moving Gaza Memorial
The pro-Palestine art installation in Washington, DC, coincided with anti-Trump marches across the country.
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This Brooklyn Artist Has a Plan for Tesla’s Shitty Cybertrucks
Fola Fia’s satirical street signs draw attention to abuses of power, from Elon Musk to Andrew Cuomo to the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil.
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Protest Painting Calls Out Fossil Fuel Industry’s Role in LA Fires
The collaborative artwork made by Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, David Solnit, and dozens of volunteers at a rally this week urges lawmakers to hold oil and gas companies accountable.
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The Street Artist Behind the Viral “Anti-Elon Musk” Ads
Winston Tseng’s satirical ad falsely attributed to USAID at a bike dock in Washington, DC, elicited frenzied responses from Republican Senator Thom Tillis.
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15 Months of Protest Art for Gaza
Hyperallergic looks back at the visual expressions that defined the movement as Palestinians return to the devastated region after a temporary ceasefire deal.
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Luigi Mangione Street and Protest Art Crops Up Around the World
A Seattle mural portraying the accused UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter as the iconic Nintendo character is among many similar works in recent weeks.