Along the coastline of Switzerland in April 2019, the small boat lovingly named ‘Beluga II’ sailed by Nestle Headquarters. It was not uncommon for boats to drift past its headquarters, after all, it is right up against the ocean. But this was no ordinary sea vessel. On its deck laid
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The “Fearless Girl” is a statue in New York City placed at the Financial District of Manhattan promoting female empowerment, such as women in leadership positions. However, on November 2, 2018, a bulletproof vest was placed on the statue by the organization known as “Change the Ref”. The organization was
In two years a local artist collected over 8,000 dime bags from the local park. He used those drug crimes to create art work to help illustrate the “War on Drugs” is far from being over. While trying to spread awareness he is also trying to clean up the neighborhood
Time and time again, pedophilia has been recognized as either a mental disorder or simply as an involuntary attraction to children. Regardless, society tends to be very uncomfortable with the topic. Stores that sell items for sexual pleasure are common and plentiful in any city. They’re not always the most
The concept of building a piece of art from a collection of weapons establishes a criminal art form with certain representations or messages conveyed by use of these weapons. The simple form of the weapon used to form a larger sculpture can contain a lot of meaning in itself. Consider
Artist Chad Michael Morrisette created this installation on top of his residence in West Los Angeles as an immediate in response to the devastating Orlando shooting and that took to many innocent lives. The fifty mannequins echoes the fifty people who died in the shooting that occurred in Orlando June
Junk drawers. We all have them. A junk drawer is a place where you keep everything that you don’t want and will never use, but that you can’t throw away on the off chance you might actually use it someday. Sometimes its where you throw random little knick-knacks picked up
In the article “Slicing up a Limo as a Metaphor for Detroit,” artist Jon Sasaki, a team of students from Cranbrook Art Academy, and two well-known welders sliced and diced a luxurious limousine into several irrelevant pieces. The destruction of the limousine included a more intricate motive other than the
In the past few months, Chinese activist artist Ai Weiwei once again entered the spotlight, albeit for a less dire reason than he has in years past. Ai, hoping to use Legos for an art exhibit, found his request for a bulk purchase denied by the company. The Lego corporation,
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,”