Margaret Cho, Alice Walker and 100 More Artists Call for Humane Immigration Reform

by Julianne Hing on May 8 2013, 1:05PM

Their statement comes just as the Senate takes up its immigration bill.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Immigration Reform, /NOW Blog

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‘Stop Telling Women to Smile’ Exhibit Opens in Brooklyn

by Jorge Rivas on April 12 2013, 10:43AM

The work is designed to be placed on the street to add the presence of strong women in that environment to combat street harassment.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Undocumented Youth Pay Tribute to the Original DREAMers [Photos]

by Julianne Hing on March 29 2013, 6:00AM

In the fight for immigration reform, the parents of undocumented youth are regularly chastised for their immigration misdeeds. An undocumented Arizona photographer wants to change the conversation.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Immigration

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Brooklyn Artist Reveals Strategy Behind Anti-Street Harassment Posters

by Jamilah King on March 18 2013, 10:28AM

Because, duh. They belong where harassment happens.

Topics: /NOW Blog

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Just in Time for Oscars, Street Artist Gets Hollywood to Think About Its Workers

by Jorge Rivas on February 24 2013, 10:51AM

Gomez’s installation includes cardboard cutouts of the Oscar statue, a housekeeper and gardener.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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‘I’ve Got a Ji-Hard On for You’ and Other Delightfully Uncomfortable Muslim Valentines

by Julianne Hing on February 14 2013, 6:45PM

Simultaneously skewering Islamophobia and Valentine’s Day with sharp political humor.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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From Pompadours to Fades, New Art Celebrates Black Women’s Hair

by Julianne Hing on December 19 2012, 9:10AM

Baltimore-based graphic designer and artist Andrea Pippins talks to Colorlines about her new four-art poster series.

Topics: Arts & Culture

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Gabby Douglas, Wu Tsang Featured In New York Times’ ‘Twelve For 12’ List

by Jorge Rivas on December 4 2012, 12:50PM

The list highlights notable designers, Olympians, filmmakers, writers and innovators.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Oprah Gives Photographer Terry Richardson The Thumbs Up

by Jorge Rivas on October 16 2012, 12:45PM

The infamous photographer Terry Richardson snapped pictures of Oprah Winfrey for the November issue of “Harper’s Bazaar.”

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Humanae: A Portrait Series That Classifies Human Skin Tones as Pantone Colors

by Jorge Rivas on August 30 2012, 10:46AM

Angelica Dass’ project “Humanae” uses people’s skin color to complete a human Pantone chart.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Gabby Douglas Gets a Mural in Her Hometown and She’s Going to be on ‘Oprah’

by Jorge Rivas on August 13 2012, 2:32PM

Gabby Douglas will return to her hometown of Virginia Beach, Va to find a new 9-by-30 foot mural made in her honor.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Banksy Interrupts the Olympics

by Jorge Rivas on July 24 2012, 11:44AM

On Monday, the street artist Banksy added to two new pieces to the walls of London. Just days before the opening ceremony at the Olympics.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Ramiro Gomez’s Cardboard Cut Outs Make LA Times’ Frontpage

by Jorge Rivas on June 5 2012, 2:31PM

Gomez hopes his works shed light on the unseen laborers who keep homes and lawns and care for youngsters.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Artist Puts Fake Gardeners Near Clooney’s House Before Obama Fundraiser

by Jorge Rivas on May 10 2012, 7:09PM

Mexican-American artist Ramiro Gomez has a message for Obama: “We’re all Americans.”

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

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Latino Street Artist Sparks Conversation About Labor in Beverly Hills

by Jorge Rivas on May 9 2012, 10:45AM

A 25-year old Mexican American artist is forcing drivers in Beverly Hills to think about it’s workforce with art.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Swedish Culture Minister in Cake Stunt: ‘Art Must Be Allowed to Provoke’

by Jorge Rivas on April 19 2012, 11:15AM

A Swedish organization promoting the rights of people of African origin on Tuesday called for the minister to resign for participating in a “tasteless, racist spectacle” that’s made international headlines

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Racist Cake-Cutting Scandal: Afro-Swedes Call for Action, Artist Speaks

by Jorge Rivas on April 18 2012, 11:01AM

Sweden’s culture minister has faced calls to resign after she was filmed cutting into a cake resembling an African woman as part of an art piece on female genital mutilation.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

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Swedish Culture Minister Caught in Racist Cake-Cutting Scandal

by Jorge Rivas on April 17 2012, 1:00PM

On Sunday the Swedish minister of culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth began cutting a large cake shaped like a black woman to as part of an art installation.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Global Affairs, /NOW Blog

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