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Tag Archives: Syria
Life Jackets
The renowned Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has created a wall from 2,000 life jackets that were discarded by Syrian refugees while attempting to escape the war in their homeland by crossing the Aegean Sea as part of an installation … Continue reading
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Tagged Ai Weiwei, art installations, Quebec City, refugees, Syria
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The Walk
Good Chance is a humanitarian theatre company founded in 2015 in the unofficial refugee camp in Calais, France that’s often called “The Jungle”. It is behind an exciting public art project that will travel across two continents and many national … Continue reading
Unforgivable
I’m usually drawn to street art that is amusing, snarky, or lyrical, but I was blown away by Cuban artist Erik Ravelo’s series “Unforgivable”. These heartbreaking images use street art to challenge the world’s complacency, and the inaction of our … Continue reading
#WithSyria
Secretive British street artist Banksy has revamped his popular “Girl With A Balloon” image to mark tomorrow’s third anniversary of the ongoing conflict in Syria. The new stencil piece comes with the hashtag #WithSyria to promote support for an international … Continue reading
Syrian Museum
Syrian artist Tammam Azzam left his home in Damascus at the start of the Syrian civil war. Losing his studio, he turned to digital art to call attention to the horrors unfolding in his homeland. Early last year, his piece … Continue reading