Projects tagged "CA"

#BeyChella
Practitioner:
Beyonce
Date:
Apr 14 2018
Beyoncé delivered an intensely, unapologetic celebration of Black and HBCU culture at the Coachella Festival 2 weekends in a row. Not only were her performances some of the best live performances to date but they sent a pretty significant message to the world. Here are some assessments of this beautiful demonstration of Blackness and Black Girl Magic: From BBC News:
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Getting Your Sh*t Together/GYSTInk
Practitioner:
Karen Atkinson and the GYST Team
Date:
Mar 7 2013
"Making Life Better For Artists" (on ongoing project) http://www.gyst-ink.com
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Corrected Billboard Defends Transparency at Guantanamo Bay
Practitioner:
California Department of Corrections
Date:
Mar 24 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco, California Corrected Billboard Defends Transparency at Guantanamo Bay The California Department of Corrections (CDC) has unveiled a new billboard campaign to assist the U.S. Navy with transparency at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
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Hundreds of ‘honey bears’ posted all over SoMa in street art protest
Practitioner:
fnnch
Date:
Jan 29 2018
Local artist fnnch wants San Francisco to decriminalize certain types of art. You’re not seeing things: A whopping 450 “honey bears”—variations on the immediately recognizable and widely imitated bear-shaped honey bottles sold in seemingly every store in America--appeared all over SoMa late Sunday night, from the Embarcadero to Fifth Street.
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Compton's Cafeteria Riot
Practitioner:
Costumers at Compton's
Date:
Aug 2 1966
Compton's Cafeteria, 24 hour diner in S.F.'s Tenderloin was a hang out spot for trans women, drag queens, and sex workers. It was a place for the community to meet up for an expensive meal, a place to chit chat, and let each other know they made it through the night alive. They were often harassed by police and arrested for female impersonation. Finally one night in August the Compton's costumers weren't going to take it anymore.
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"STAND UP FOR SOMETHING" Oscars 2018
Practitioner:
Common, Andra Day & Special Guests
Date:
Mar 4 2018
The American rapper’s performance of 'Stand Up for Something' with singer Andra Day has gone down as one of the highlights of this year’s Academy Awards. Common used his Oscars performance to condemn Donald Trump’s “hate” and the National Rifle Association. The American rapper’s performance of “Stand Up for Something” with singer Andra Day has been held up by many as one of the highlights of this year’s Academy Awards.
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Artist Replaces Billboards with Photos of the Landscapes They’re Blocking
Practitioner:
Jennifer Bolande
Date:
Mar 14 2017
Visible Distance / Second Sight is an art installation by Jennifer Bolande for DesertX. The temporary artwork can be found along the Gene Autry Trail near Vista Chino (33°50’41.70”N 116°30’21.02”W), where a series of consecutive billboards have been replaced by perfectly aligned photos of the landscapes they are blocking. From the DesertX project page:
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Aqua Line
Practitioner:
Heavy Trash
Date:
Jan 1 2000
Creative Time, Social Practice Archive: In 2000 Heavy Trash, an anonymous arts organization of designers, architects, and urban planners, implemented its Aqua Line project throughout various parts of Los Angeles. The project involved the installation of false "Future Station Location" signs in the downtown area, notifying passersby of the impending construction of a subway that would connect the downtown to the Westside.
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