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The Man Who Named a Road After His Name

September 27, 2019February 14, 2021 Jiahao Liu

  In 2017, Ge Yulu, 27, a graduate with a Master’s degree in Experimental Art from China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), rose to fame in China because of one of his works of art: he had secretly named a road in Beijing after himself three years ago, and

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Hate Crime or Teaching Moment?

September 12, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

In recent years, several communities have been affected by a rise in anti-Muslim incidents and New York City is no exception. In early July of 2017, several newspapers reported on an incident that took place outside of a mosque in Hyde Park, though it is still unclear to reporters and

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Artists Venue Shutdown

September 12, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

This video shows the shutdown of an art studio, Glashaus, here in San Diego. The art studio that artists use to create their work is sacred; without a studio, artists struggle to work on the very tasks they decided to devote their lives to. I asked my artistic friend what

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Gardening as Crime Fighting

January 12, 2017February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

As someone who has several friends heavily into self-sufficient gardening, I was interested in the idea of something as seemingly mundane as growing produce helping to counter a criminal atmosphere. The article in question quotes a couple in Detroit living in a prostitution and drug-heavy who found that creating a

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Phallic Philanthropy of Vandalism?

October 9, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

A mystery citizen in the Greater Manchester, England became annoyed by the potholes that riddled his city’s street after a number of his friends were injured in biking accidents involving the unfixed holes. When the city failed to act upon request, the citizen, who calls himself Wanksy- a more suggestive

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Painting Reality: Mapping the Motions of an Intersection

November 12, 2014February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

The artist IEPE organizes actions s in public spaces address specific aspects of the urban condition, such as traffic. In this project bicyclists spill 500 liters of eco-friendly paint which is spread throughout a Berlin intersection by 2,000 unknowing participants driving cars. This performance piece draws attention to the daunting

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