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Striking public art project '8X5' protests against the US criminal justice system

Creative Boom

A recurring theme of the artwork on display includes statistics unique to the local judicial system in Miami. Sherrill Roland's billboard asks pedestrians, "Did you know that Florida houses over 170,000 prisoners with a ten per cent margin of error?"

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Paula Scher’s 2020-21 Public Theater identity reflects the times

Creative Review

Pentagram partner Paula Scher and New York arts institution the Public Theater have nurtured a collaborative relationship over a remarkable 25 years – a partnership so widely recognised that it was the subject of a book, Twenty-Five Years at The Public: A Love Story , published earlier this year. pentagram.com.

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Top 13 Political WordPress Themes 2021

Template Monster

We offer you a selection of the best political WordPress themes. Newsmaker - News Blog Multipurpose Modern Elements WordPress Theme. NEWSmaker is the perfect WordPress theme. The main functions also include the presence of Google maps, media libraries, and ready-made themes. The template is easy to translate.

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It's all in the eyes for A Practice for Everyday Life's identity for the 59th Venice Biennale

Creative Boom

It matches themes running throughout the entire exhibition of dreams, identity, the body, and reflection. The subsequent posters, banners, and billboards on display across Venice include mysterious characters looking back at the public, bringing inanimate walls, bridges, and boats to life.

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Disaster Capitalism: The Provocative Public Art of Prague’s David ?erný

Azure Magazine

From a Brussels installation crudely depicting European national stereotypes to a theatrically elongated middle finger floating down Prague’s Vltava River, his installations have reliably spurred controversy, all while shaping public space – and public consciousness – across Czechia and around the world. Suddenly, ?erný’s

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February 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

Noguchi Museum 2024 Open Call for Artist Banners (New York City) The Noguchi Museum invites working artists ages 18+ who reside in New York City and self-identify as Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) to submit designs for the museum’s outdoor banners, responding to the theme of “love and labor.” Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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Design Trend Report: Mexican Muralism

Creative Market

This makes murals ideal for epic scenes, themes, and even social and political messages, as is the case with Mexican muralism. After the Olmecs, during the time of Spanish colonization, murals were still popular, but they shifted to showing scenes of Christian themes as part of a proselytization effort.

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