Eric Ravelo’s newest artwork regarding violence against children has been censored by Facebook. The art project, entitled “Los Intocables,” or “The Untouchables,” is art created through human sculpture that portrays the issues that are tormenting children all over the globe. Ravelo believes that “the right to childhood should be protected,”
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Peter Gibson is known for his street designs using lines already drawn on the street and adding to them to create his own works. He was arrested for his many creations like the one above. In this case, I think that these helpless crimes could be seen as disrupting societal
Here is a short video in response to Book Banning. This is a subject that I have always been very opinionated about. No one should be allowed to hinder the viewing of written art from others. As Judith Krug from the National Library Association states “anyone who thinks a book
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
The following text is taken from the Vimeo site for the trailer to The Sheik and I: Commissioned by a Middle Eastern Biennial to make a film on the theme of “art as a subversive act,” independent filmmaker Caveh Zahedi (I AM A SEX ADDICT) goes overboard. Told that he