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LOS ANGELES — It's Tuesday, Day 11, and the honeymoon period for Occupy LA seems to have ended. There is much spirited debate about what actions to take and disagreements over how the General Assembly should facilitate discussions. Occupiers who have been around since the beginning are restless from
Opinion
I was heartbroken to find the pool of signs gone at Zuccatti Park, yes, they are currently on display at No Comment [http://hyperallergic.com/37728/occupy-wall-street-art-exhbition-no-comment/], the OWS-affiliated art exhibit, but there was something beautiful in that space for art making and signag
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This Saturday I visited No Comment, an art exhibition in response to Occupy Wall Street at the historic JP Morgan Building. the general vibe of "No Comment" perfectly captured what has been growing in Zuccotti Park and is now spreading across the country. Even though most of the works were laden wit
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LOS ANGELES — I returned to Occupy LA on Thursday night and discovered double the amount of people since I visited on Tuesday. Tents spanned across the entire span of the north and west lawns, many spilling out onto the sidewalk. In addition to media and first aid, occupiers had set up a lending lib
Art
We've been documenting the signs at Occupy Wall Street for the last few weeks and each time we visit there's a new batch, few are ever the same. It is a very physical manifestation of the protests. As people drop by, paint or leave signs and then proceed on their merry way, it is their words or imag
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LOS ANGELES — Four days into #OccupyLA, a small community is growing near the steps of Los Angeles City Hall, where protesters have set up camp. The site contains first aid and media tents as well as stages for performers and speakers. In the afternoon, some protesters screenprinted clothing while o
Interview
On the 14th day of Occupy Wall Street, the movement has seen its biggest turn out yet. in the midst of protesters conversing, eating, sleeping and going about their daily business, art and creativity was also thriving in the park. Young kids joined in making cardboard posters to add to the street co
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Editor's note: Our reporter Liza Eliano was on scene this afternoon in Zuccotti Park. She has been following the story for over a week and will be filing her report from today later tonight, but until then, she sent us these images of some of the artistic going ons as part of Occupy Wall Street.
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Discontent is stirring in New England's biggest city, and today a rally called Take Back Boston began. In preparation for the big event, local activists have outfitted 13 bus shelters with images that make them resemble foreclosed homes.
Art
There are moments in all great protests that propel it into the mainstream, what they do with it is up to its supporters. Today just may be the day that Occupy Wall Street gets it's moment, then again maybe not, but what seems sure at this point is that it may happen very soon.
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Teamsters representatives have been circulating a letter to Chelsea galleries indicating that they will be protesting jobs by Crozier Fine Arts, who they say have crossed their picket line by partly replacing their workers at Sotheby's. The Teamster are finding back and threatening to protest all fu
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On Friday and Saturday night I traveling to the Occupy Wall Street action in lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park to document the signs created by the protesters and their supporters. I was impressed that this small island of protest had quickly created a library and an art station for protesters to shar