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Billionaires and Politicians: Rand Paul
June 17, 2013 —
Investigating the corrosive effects of massive financial contributions to political campaigns, Michelle Marozik’s drawing series “Billionaires and Politicians” profiles elected officials and their wealthy patrons. Here, she shares her portrait of libertarian Congressman Rand Paul. More -
Tax Loopholes for All!
June 16, 2013 —
As the G8 discusses the widespread use of offshore tax havens, media artist Paolo Cirio, whose website Loophole4All.com invites visitors to hijack the legal certificates of corporations registered in the Cayman Islands, advocates for more participatory tax reforms. More -
Here We Are: The Imagination of Public Space in Gezi Park
June 14, 2013 —
Protests have gripped Turkey for the past two weeks, transforming public space in the minds of the country’s inhabitants. Istanbul-based artist Can Altay explores the role of art and humor in the uprising, writing, “Imagination expands slowly and strikes suddenly.” More -
Fitna and the Iranian Elections
June 12, 2013 —
On Friday, Iran is set to elect a new president to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, four years after the country’s last elections triggered widespread protests and a brutal crackdown. An anonymous artist pays tribute to the Green Movement, its creative forms of subversion and its imprisoned protesters. More -
Speak Mouthless
June 3, 2013 —
In a video channeling the revolutionary struggle in a rebel-held town in Syria, Lebanese architect Tony Chakar questions the Western injunction to tell the story of the Arab Spring, asking, “Why do you want to know?” More






