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Activism

A group of Guerrilla Girls members wearing gorilla masks pose playfully together outdoors in front of a chain-link fence.

At the Getty Research Institute, the Guerrilla Girls Mark 40 Years of Calling Out the Art World

Four decades after their first posters appeared in New York, the Guerrilla Girls are still using data, humor and shame to confront museums about who gets seen and who remains invisible.
By Jordan Riefe
AFGHANISTAN-SOCIETY-ART

Afghanistan’s Art Scene Weighs in On Taliban Move to Ban Images of Living Things

Despite the Taliban’s attempts to erase the nation’s cultural identity, Afghan artists are hopeful that art can outlive even the most oppressive regimes.
By Tamara Davison
Climate activists call on NYC's Museum of Modern Art to drop board chair

The Year in Museums: Political Unrest on One Side and Major Gifts on the Other

It was pretty bad but it wasn’t all bad.
By Daniel Grant
Priests' Katie Alice Greer @ Brooklyn Bazaar on Friday, January 28

‘Resistance Absolutely Works’: How Artists and Fans Can Influence Policy

By Justin Joffe
Washington, D.C.'s Priests.

D.C. Punks Priests on Outrage, Organizing, and Fighting Trump

By Justin Joffe
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The 35 Absolute Best Signs From the Women’s March

By Sage Lazzaro
Neil Young at Bethel Woods

Neil Young Stands With the Water Protectors on ‘Peace Trail’

By Justin Joffe
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 05: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) shakes hands with supporters after outlining his plan to reform the U.S. financial sector on January 5, 2016 in New York City. Sanders is demanding greater financial oversight and greater government action for banks and individuals that break financial laws. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

A Web App for Disappointed Activists That Still #FeelTheBern

By Brady Dale
Amal Clooney with President Nasheed of the Maldives at a press conference at Doughty Street Chambers on January 25, 2016 in London, England.

The 14 Female Role Models Worthy of Your Clicks

By Mich Cardin
Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes in 'Captain America: Civil War' Trailer (Photo: Screenshot via Youtube)

Marvel Fans Want Captain America to Come Out Already

By Nick Mangione
Brooklyn Museum.

Brooklyn Museum to Offer Buyouts, Activists Protest Pigeon Performance Art

By Alanna Martinez
A man browses through books at the Cecil H. Green Library on the Stanford University Campus December 17, 2004 in Stanford, California. Google, the internet search engine, has announced a long-term project to put 15 million books from seven of the world's most prestigious libraries online and make them searchable. Included will be the libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library and the University of Oxford, including the Bodleian. Books and periodicals will be scanned and project is expected to take six years and cost more than $100 million.

The Rise of the Collegiate Snowflake

By Abraham H. Miller
Diamanda Galas.

See That My Grave Is Kept Clean: The Regal Darkness of Diamanda Galas

By Jim Farber
Vampire Weekend for Bernie in Washington Square Park

The Great Refusal: The Evolution of Politics, Music and Pandering

By Justin Joffe
Samuel Sinyangwe.

Black Lives Matter Activist Will Talk Social Media and Protest at Tribeca

By John Bonazzo
Nina circa 1968 (Photo by Getty Images)

How Journalist Alan Light Wrote Nina Simone’s Biography in Reverse

By Justin Joffe
Protesters objected to the MFA's "Kimono Wednesday" event, where the museum invited visitors to try on a replica kimono in front of Claude Monet's "La Japonaise." The museum had kimonos for people to try on and pose as Camille Monet did in the painting. (Photo John Blanding/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

The Totalitarian Doctrine of ‘Social Justice Warriors’

By Cathy Young
A FEMEN activist hangs from a mock noose during a protest in Paris against the visit of the Iranian president. (Photo: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images)

Topless Woman Stages Paris Hanging in Protest of Iranian President

By Vida Weisblum

Joan Baez Celebrates Her 75th Birthday (and a Cause) at Beacon Theatre

By Linda Laban

Creativity + Activism = Vivienne Westwood’s Climate Revolution

By John Mollett and Kai Kuhne

Never Forget the Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy

By Clint Schaff

Parsons, Beauty for Freedom & Prinkshop Team Up in the Fight to End Sex Trafficking

By Alexa Jaccarino

Phil Ochs Wrote 5 of the Best Concept Albums Ever in 3 Years

By Tim Sommer
(Justin Joffe for Observer)

Afropunk, Sponsored by Dr. Martens, Coors and Social Activism

By Justin Joffe
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