Art intervention at Bancroft and Telegraph, one of the main entrances to the UC Berkeley campus
(UPDATED 5/14/12)
On Tuesday, May 8, in the midst of final exam week, a group of female students performed a public art action at UC Berkeley to call attention to the UC Regents’ privatization of what was once the premier public university in the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Amazing chalkings at OG Plaza in Oakland. Click for gallery at Fresh Juice Party.
From Resistance Social:
*please call, and please distribute this email widely. put it on
blogs, facebook, etc*On April 9th – 11th, we’re calling District Attorney Nancy O’Malley and asking that she drop the charges on the Sproul 13. Please join us! It only takes a few minutes… Read the rest of this entry »
More from the Unknown Artists: (previous posts 1, 2)
If you have a personal experience with Douglas Chrismas, Ace Gallery or Ace Museum, we encourage you to visit ArtLeaks (http://art-leaks.org/) and to leave your story.
Petition on Change.org: http://www.change.org/petitions/ace-museum-all-in-for-the-1
We are the Unknown Artists.
We expose economic interests.
We increase transparency.
We aim for the distribution of wealth and information.
We will not be censored.
We will not be stopped.
Fuck authorship, fix the system!
Via Unknown Artists:
Greetings Artist,
We are the Unknown Artists. We are asking for your help in fixing the broken gallery system that allows artists to be routinely ripped off and taken advantage of. The system that allows gallery owners to make millions while using unpaid interns. A system where artists are afraid ask for a contract and then worry that they will never be paid if their work sells. Read the rest of this entry »
Geisha and other ladies of the world, for sale on 16th St near Adobe Books
Platform, Liberate Tate and Art Not Oil present a site-specific sound artwork themed around the issue of BP sponsorship of Tate.
Tate á Tate is created by Ansuman Biswas (Tate Britain), Isa Suarez, Mae Martin and Mark McGowan (Tate Boat) and Phil England and Jim Welton (Tate Modern).
Download the three-part audio tour and go to Tate Britain, Tate Boat and Tate Modern to participate in this interventionist sound artwork – or listen at home.
The site includes a How-To Guide and Workshops and Actions as well as an Introduction to oil sponsorship of the arts, with a link to the open publication Culture Beyond Oil.
www.asiansart.org
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