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The Evolution of Protest Murals: From Street De...

Protest murals have always been loud, even when they are painted in silence. They occupy a peculiar role in public life: part announcement, part memorial, part dare. Unlike a poster...

David Wojnarowicz and Queer Resistance Art: A M...

David Wojnarowicz and Queer Resistance Art There are artists who decorate a room, and artists who rearrange the air in it. David Wojnarowicz belonged to the second category. His work...

Masks and Identity in Political Art

Masks and Identity in Political Art Political art loves a face. It loves it even more when that face is missing, covered, swapped, or stylized into something that feels both...

The Hammer as a Worker Symbol: From Toolbelt to...

The Hammer as a Worker Symbol: From Toolbelt to Icon The hammer is a funny kind of celebrity. It is not sleek. It is not rare. It does not pretend...

Graffiti as Political Testimony: When Walls Sta...

Graffiti as Political Testimony Graffiti has a reputation problem. Depending on who you ask, it is either visual noise or visual truth, a nuisance or a pulse check. But when...

DIY Print Studios and Collective Art Movements:...

DIY print studios: where art stops being precious and starts being contagious There is a specific kind of electricity in a DIY print studio. It is the low hum of...