Banksy is a graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter based in England. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humor with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique. Such artisitc works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities
The Dominican Republic government has banned nine songs by Grammy-winning Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 from the airwaves of the neighboring island for lyrics that it claims incite violence, denigrate women or glorify drug use. Commission member Carlos Cepeda Suriel said, “We are jealously vigilant in the defense of our
In 1998, artist David Gonzales released his first set of his popular Chicano figures, the Homies. However, there was a strong, negative response about the Chicano representation in his art. Some people believed that he was emphasizing negative stereotypes of Mexican youth in California; others appreciated the art and the
Sorry for the terrible quality- but I can’t find a clear video anywhere. If someone else can come across a clearer version, feel free to send me the link and I will update it. Dirty Kuffar (Kuffar is Arabic for “nonbeliever”) is a 2004 music video performed by Muslim British
For my reverse consumption project in Art and Crime, I chose to play off the body image depicted with dolls. There is no question these dolls influence what young children, especially girls, believe about what a proper body image is. As you can see, I chose to “mock” (for lack
This association has been something that has been studied for years, and until now, not much evidence has confirmed the common association that video games lead to violent behavior. Even after the Columbine incident and other correlations of violence and violent video games, there still has not been true scientific
Sorry the pictures are so big. Anyways, for my reverse consumption project I went to Charlotte Russe and purchased the least inexpensive t-shirt I could find, I am a broke college student after all. I then wanted to go to Target and put the shirt in the women’s clothing section
Improv Everywhere is a group based in New York of people who do pranks. This is one of their pranks. Many random people of all ages, races, and genders enter a Best Buy at different times wearing a blue polo shirt and khaki pants, and walk around the store. They
Marching to their own beat: Brass band keeps youngsters from gang life By Monique Rivalland, for CNN April 3, 2013 — Updated 1058 GMT (1858 HKT) CNN.com (CNN) — Every Friday morning 17-year-old Sarel Ramphele puts on his gold-trimmed suit, grabs his trumpet and walks the 6 kilometers from his