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<\/p>\nIn the video \u201cOrganizing Sustained and Sporadic Actions,\u201d Nader Thompson states \u201cThere is a history of artists organizing together to produce a social result…People come together, and the collective is stronger than the individual voice.\u201d In other words, throughout history, individuals have united under a distinct commonality to bring social awareness and change in the form of a social movement. From the Civil Rights movement to Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, people have come together to support and make a definitive stance on a cause. However, for this entry, I would like to focus on a topic known as art activism\u2014a subject that has interested me throughout the semester. Art activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental reform or stasis with the desire to make improvements in society through art. It has been a key element of social protest both directly within movements and in the surrounding culture.<\/p>\n
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An interesting activist group I discovered is called Adbusters\u2014\u201cculture-jammer\u201d extraordinaires with key focuses on anti-consumption and critical analysis on media. One of their campaigns which truly caught my attention is known as \u201cUnswooshing,\u201d which comments on the overbearing presence of \u201cbig brands\u201d on society. For instance, in the piece \u201cNike Sweatshop\u201d the artist criticizes the power of the Nike brand name to influence the price of a product. In the piece, a shoe is divided into two section: one labeled \u201cNike\u201d (priced at $250) and one titled \u201cSweatshop\u201d (priced at 83\u00a2). Another example is called \u201cNike Women,\u201d which shows a woman bound by the neck by the Nike swoosh symbol\u2014a demonstration its binding power and overarching influence in society. I found the artwork of Adbusters to be particularly interesting and potent; they genuinely enforce the notion of a picture speaking a thousand words.<\/p>\n
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In the video \u201cOrganizing Sustained and Sporadic Actions,\u201d Nader Thompson states \u201cThere is a history of artists organizing together to produce a social result…People come together, and the collective is stronger than the individual voice.\u201d In other words, throughout history, individuals have united under a distinct commonality to bring social awareness and change in the … <\/p>\n