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Iranian Artists Plead for International Support

by Rhea Nayyar November 2, 2022November 7, 2022

Activists are organizing a “call-in day” to remind politicians of the ongoing crisis with a protest-performance planned in New York this weekend.

Posted inNews

The Latest Climate Protests, Ranked

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

Since the trend is getting a little repetitive — though its message no less urgent — we got a little creative and ranked this weekend’s interventions. Using soup cans, of course.🥫

Posted inNews

Thousands Rally for Abortion Rights in NYC

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

Photographer Kisha Bari captured a demonstration at Foley Square in Manhattan, one of several across the city and nation.

Posted inFilm

The Fake Town Where Police Trained to Suppress Protests

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

Hyperallergic talks to director Sierra Pettengill about her documentary Riotsville, USA, which finds the roots of modern policing techniques in the 1960s

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Dripping in “Oil,” Activists Protest BP Sponsorship of Stonehenge Exhibition

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie April 13, 2022April 14, 2022

The protesters also targeted the British government’s controversial plan to build a road near the Stonehenge site.

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Guggenheim Bilbao’s Cleaning Staff Stages Protest-Performance Over Dismal Wages

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 13, 2021December 16, 2021

This weekend, artist Lorenzo Bussi collaborated with cleaning workers to protest poor working conditions and low pay at the glitzy contemporary art museum.

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Banksy Sold T-shirts to Fundraise for Activists Accused of Toppling Edward Colston Statue

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu December 13, 2021December 13, 2021

The shirts, which feature an empty plinth and rope, have already sold out.

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A History of Protest Photography That Plays It Too Safe

Avatar photo by Anne Wallentine August 18, 2021August 18, 2021

A photography exhibition at the Getty bears witness to activism but lacks the space to do it justice.

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In Myanmar, Protests Harness Creativity and Humor

Avatar photo by Emiline Smith April 12, 2021April 13, 2021

As protestors use every possible tool to reject the coup peacefully, the use of art and humor has generated a collective identity in a country marked by social disparity.

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Climate Activists Crash Arctic Exhibition at British Museum to Protest Oil Funding

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 21, 2020November 5, 2020

BP or not BP? staged the demonstration as part of a day of action convened by the Alaskan Indigenous organizations Defend the Sacred AK and Native Movement.

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An Artist-led Vigil for Coronavirus Victims Mourned the 212,000 Dead

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 8, 2020November 5, 2020

As the president continued to downplay the dangers of the virus, a group of artists and activists gathered on Tuesday to mourn the thousands of lives lost and urge the country to vote.

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How Photographers Have Captured War and Unrest in Lebanon

by Sahar Khraibani August 31, 2020November 5, 2020

Lebanon Then and Now at the Middle East Institute creates a dialogue between two generations of Lebanese photographers.

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