Art & Design Activism

The Art of Protest explores the connection between art, politics, and activism today, revealing how, over the past decade, artists have been engaging with political and social issues of all kinds, through different artistic mediums.

artWork: Art, Labour and Activism brings together a variety of perspectives on contemporary cultural production and activism in order to interrogate how the concepts of art, labour and activism intersect in practices for social change.

Performance Action looks to advance the understanding of how art activism works in practice, by unpacking the relationship between the processes and politics that lie at its heart.
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Talking to Action: Art, Pedagogy, and Activism in the Americas addresses the absence of a publication documenting scholarly exchange between research sites throughout the hemisphere and is intended for those interested in community-based practices operating within the intersection of art, activism, and the social sciences.

Highlights the work of some of the most innovative and interesting artists and activists working today, as well as institutions that empower their communities to see power and reimagine it.

The essays and conversations in this volume address the boundaries between art and creative activism and question whether lines should be drawn at all.

Showcasing how art is a vital tool in the spread of new ideas and the staging of protests, this work explores how the influences an exhibition of Wellington Media Collective's work were used as a way to aid the political and social movements. Telling the story of a group of young Kiwi designers and political activists committed to broadly defined left-wing principles and politics, this book shows how they never wavered from their mission statement; "We will work with you, not for you."

The Sahmat Collective explores the contemporary art scene in Delhi while meditating on the power of art as a tool for social change.

Good by Design collates the best projects and insights to inspire not only those who wish to do good, but also hope for all in a better tomorrow. Whether it be through campaigns that rally for action, posters that raise awareness, or products that actually change bad habits, designers combine creativity, craft, and compelling visuals to materialise concepts that can effectively transform the way we live.

An illustrated history of six centuries of global protest art. Discusses how graphics have been used to protest wars, call for the end to racial discrimination, demand freedom from tyranny, and satirize authority figures and regimes.

Practical tips on making socially conscious choices and realizing how all the decisions you make as a graphic designer affect other people and the planet.

Outlines a sustainable approach to both the practice and the consumption of design.

"Social Design : Public Action" enlarges this definition by introducing a series of practices, tactics and speculations presented by international experts in the field.

Szenasy has led the charge on issues ranging from universal design to emerging trends of consumer excess, from design for disassembly to the recovery of Lower Manhattan's communities after 9/11, from design education to the social and environmental impacts of the buildings and products we manufacture.

Packed with examples and illustrations, the book argues that taking action, or activism, is an important but so far under explored way for architects and designers to confront consumerism.

Re-Designing the East: Political Design in Asia and Europe addresses critical and resistive design practices in Eastern Europe as well as Asia from the eighties to the present. It focuses on the role of both design and designers in the context of sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural upheaval.

Open Design Now looks at design in the new creative commons, co-creation era. It presents practices, tools, and licensing systems, as open design is a way of designing everyone can participate in.

Design Activism reveals the power of design for positive social and environmental change, design with a central activist role in the sustainability challenge. The nature of contemporary design activism is explored, from individual/collective action to the infrastructure that supports it generating powerful participatory design approaches, a diverse toolbox and inspirational outcomes.

Expanding Architecture presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good.

Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Design for the Other 90% contains more than a dozen essays by leading experts in the field, accompanied by 200 full-color illustrations, to highlight a wide variety of design innovations that address the basic challenges of survival and progress faced by the world's poor and marginalized.