On AlterNet: art

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "art"

Sotheby’s Art Handlers' Lockout Enters Tenth Month As Auction House Makes Record Sales

Josh Eidelson, In These Times. May 9, 2012.

“Sotheby’s is selling The Scream–an artful interpretation of human anguish and suffering–while they continue to create anguish and suffering among their own workforce."

'The Hijabi Monologues': An Inverse Vagina Monologues Lifts Muslim Voices

Madeleine Elfenbein, AlterNet. February 27, 2012.

"The Hijabi Monologues" is steeped in hip-hop, campus feminism and the American love of self-expression.

10 Must-See Artists at "The Value of Water," a Conversationist Art Show in New York

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. September 30, 2011.

"The Value of Water," a massive, well curated show just opened in Manhattan. Here's a handy guide to our favorites.

Out Of Rubble: How Art Helps Us Recast 9/11 and Imagine a Peaceful World

Susanne Slavick, AlterNet. August 29, 2011.

On "10 Years And Counting," an all-inclusive, activist artist movement starting in September.

10 Years + Counting: Artists Challenge the Dangerous Path Taken By America in the Years After 9/11

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. August 1, 2011.

An arts group attempts to transform a national tragedy into a way to take back America. You can join, too!

A Brief History of Feminist Art: New Documentary '!Women, Art, Revolution' Reclaims Our Space

Marcia G. Yerman, AlterNet. June 1, 2011.

A new film shows how feminist pioneers first staked women's claim in the art world.

Vision: How a New Crop of Innovative Artists Are Joining the Climate Activist Movement

Brendan Smith, Joe Uehlein, Grist.org. May 18, 2011.

A new, dynamic generation of green artists are forming a growing public sphere and cultural economy supporting those who grow or make what they sell. So can you!

'Miral': Why Julian Schnabel's Palestine Makes Some Pro-Israel Factions See Red

Jordan Elgrably, Al Jazeera English. March 28, 2011.

Unraveling the pathos behind the anger at Schnabel's latest film.

Castles Made of Sand: The Politics of Burning Man

Becky Garrison, Killing the Buddha. March 7, 2011.

Speaking with political journalist Steven T. Jones, author of The Tribes of Burning Man: How An Experimental City in the Desert is Shaping the New American Counterculture.

The Smithsonian's Latest Censorship Scandal Is a Decades-Old Stunt from the Right-Wing Playbook

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. December 27, 2010.

Artist David Wojnarowicz warred with conservatives 20 years ago before his death from AIDS. Is this seriously happening again?

Culture Manifesto: The Increasing Importance of Art as an Engine of Change

deleted, AlterNet. December 19, 2010.

When the going gets tough, the tough make art.

The Corporate Media State Has Deformed American Culture -- Time to Fight Back

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. June 30, 2009.

Progressives must embrace emotion and passion to counter the force of corporate propaganda.

Want a Pick-Me-Up? Check Out This Mind Blowing Art Now

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. March 18, 2009.

Econopocalypse got you down? Take a minute to revel in creativity.

Laura Flanders Presents 'Bomb It: Global Graffiti and the Battle for Public Space'

Laura Flanders, GRITtv. August 6, 2008.

A movie about artists fighting against corporate branding.

Art and Porn: An Interview with Editor Dian Hanson

Liz Langley, AlterNet. August 5, 2008.

Porn editor Dian Hanson on art and porn, censorship, the mainstreaming of pornography and her experience as a woman working in adult entertainment.

The Danger Obama Faces Is Real

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. June 13, 2008.

America's history of hate and violence is more than enough reason to be concerned about the safety of prominent political figures like Barack Obama.

Abortion Art Shows Us All For Fools

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. April 23, 2008.

A defense of performance art and messing with wingnuts.

A simple way to support the arts in our kids' schools

Guest Blogger, May 10, 2007.

Liz Langley: Because teachers shouldn't have to pay for their own supplies and because every child should know the joy of art...

Breaking Out of the Art World's Sexism

Jeanine Plant, AlterNet. April 5, 2007.

Heavy-hitting shows dedicated to feminist art are happening now on both coasts. But they stand in stark contrast to a past deeply in thrall to man-made art.

Sweet (chocolate) Jesus controversy [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, April 2, 2007.

Maybe Jesus didn't have a penis?

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