Face2Face is a photographic project realized by JR, an undercover photographer and Marco, a technology consultant, in 2007 in the Middle East context. It consisted of taking the portraits of Israeli and Palestinian people who were doing the same job, printing them in huge formats and putting them on various unavoidable places in Israeli and Palestinian cities. The project was based on the idea that Israeli and Palestinian people were so much similar to each other, as if they were &lsquo / twin brothers raised in different families&rsquo / but that they were not aware of that. Therefore, the artists decided to provide them with images of the other side which would make people be surprised, laugh, stop for a while and think about the other side once again. The artists hoped that such a reworking of the ideas about the other side would hopefully motivate people to enter into dialogue with each other, which would eventually end up in peaceful co-existence. This thesis sets this photographic project as its starting point. It focuses upon its conceptualization of dialogue, which is based on the idea of seeing the other from a new perspective, and compares it with Mikhail Bakhtin&rsquo / s concept of dialogue and Emmanuel Levinas&rsquo / s concept of face-to-face, which are based on the idea of disrupting the self. It then criticizes the project for its neglect of various dimensions which shape Israeli and Palestinian identities, such as diaspora, nostalgia and home and of the heavy burden of the past on these two communities&rsquo / present. As a result, the thesis focuses upon the concept of collective memory at length and then discusses photography at the service of collective memory. Another section is devoted to the analysis of Israeli and Palestinian collective memories. The photographic project Face2Face is discussed all throughout the thesis in terms of its failure to spot the crucial dimensions in Israeli-Palestinian context, no matter how well intended it was.

This multiple-case study examined the factors that influence activist artists in the production of their work. Four artists who were well established in their careers took part. The research was designed to gain insight into what motivates artists to become activists. The research methodology was rooted in qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological traditions with a descriptive, interpretative and exploratory approach, using data collected from in-depth interviews. This study sought to explore and synthesize common patterns and similarities of activist artists. Seven themes emerged: identity, place, and personality as style, life experience, world issues, community and change. Regarding activist artists using a variety of what is typically considered “style” to present their work, this study concluded that there are similarities that support the notion that activist artists can be seen as a group. / Thesis (Master, Education) -- Queen's University, 2010-01-27 15:59:37.792

Reading the book Perform or Else by Jon Mckenzie along with the social distancing, isolation, and all the ongoing challenging and forced experiences of the 2020-21 Covid-19 pandemic era, on one hand, and my interests in performance art and physicality, on the other hand, made me think how can I create a work that represents an image of the body, the concept of action, and the idea of togetherness which are all essential for performance art, and/or for any performance. All art disciplines combine theory and practice in order to depict the relationship between bodies, art, and education, and as history proves, theory is always intended to be put into practice. The theoretical and practical in this written thesis begins with its title This Is Not a Thesis; continues by furthering the idea of Perform or Else, asking instead Thesis or Else; and goes on to serve its purpose of being a theoretical concern, a narrative, a genre in and of itself, an exercise in authorship, and furthermore, function as a documentation of documentation of my art – performance – practice. The series of written pieces, performances (rejected proposals), and images (documents) compiled here are meant to create a space between authorship and performance art. This Is Not a Thesis demonstrates the rejection and acceptance of the same thing at the same time.

This work focuses on the research of contemporary Czech and Slovak visual art which critically reflects problems in the society. Due to the totalitarian past in former Czechoslovakia, this orientation of art made a specific genesis. It was established as a acknowledged part of art only in the last decade. The aim of my thesis was to analyze when and by which means the Czech and Slovak sphere of visual art became repoliticized. I research and analyze selected works of artists who are critically reacting to the problems of politics and society. I keep the chronological order of the artworks and exhibitions. Afterwards I focus on the two important topics in this field: feminism and queer issues. The engagement of the artworks was forced in the past and this fact has its result in the devaluation of the term. Part of my thesis examines the terms political art and activist art in the international and domestic context and proposes its definitions.

FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Cearà / A partir do contexto de uma realidade BiopolÃtica, articulada com as doutrinas neoliberais, apontadas por Michel Foucault, procuraremos, em um primeiro momento, relacionar esse poder sobre as espÃcies e as populaÃÃes, com os conceitos de Estado de ExceÃÃo e Homo Sacer desenvolvidos por Giorgio Agamben. à dizer, situaremos de que maneira os temas referentes à exceÃÃo brasileira â a influÃncia da Ditadura Militar na democracia â se articulam com a educaÃÃo. Nesse sentido, essa dissertaÃÃo tem como objetivo realizar uma pesquisa das prÃticas de arte ativista, as denominadas intervenÃÃes urbanas educativas, Ãs biopolÃticas incrementadas do perÃodo da Ditadura Militar atà hoje. Trata-se de pesquisar de que maneira essas intervenÃÃes urbanas se colocam como estratÃgias de resistÃncia educacional ao campo biopolÃtico. Como metodologia, escolheremos a pesquisa bibliogrÃfica e documental em livros, fotografias, vÃdeos e imagens referentes à temÃtica. Apresentaremos as estratÃgias de resistÃncia à biopolÃtica, com foco na apresentaÃÃo dos trabalhos de trÃs coletivos que vem desenvolvendo IntervenÃÃes Urbanas, de arte e resistÃncia ao modelo de exceÃÃo brasileiro iniciado pela Ditadura Militar e presente na atualidade. Analisaremos experiÃncias do coletivo fortalezense Aparecidos PolÃticos, do paulista Coletivo PolÃtico QUEM e do nacional Levante Popular da Juventude. SerÃo apresentadas algumas intervenÃÃes dos coletivos realizadas entre os anos de 2010 e 2012 centradas nas questÃes concernentes Ãs exceÃÃes brasileiras. Finalizaremos a dissertaÃÃo relacionando com os aportes teÃricos levantados, os trabalhos desses coletivos, e demonstrando de que forma essas intervenÃÃes urbanas educativas vÃm, de alguma maneira, quebrando consensos estabelecidos em relaÃÃo à educaÃÃo e à realidade. / At first, from the perpective of a biopolitic reality and neoliberal doctrine pointed by Michel Focault, this writting will describe the interectation between the power over species and population with the concepts of "Exception State" and "Homo Sacer", which was developed by Giorgio Agamben. In addition, it will be made referance of how, themes such as the brazilian exception - the influence of military dictactorship in democracy- and education can be articulated. The aim of this dissertation is to research how the artistic intervention on urban areas about the military dictatorship, named as "education urban intervention" can be used as educational strategy in the biopolitc field. The methodology we choose was the bibliographic and documental research, books, photography, videos and images refering to the topic were used. Whatsmore, there will be presented the work of three groups, called "coletivos" which have been using those urban interventions and its strategies. The name of those are : "Aparecidos PolÃtcos" from Fortaleza , "Coletivo PolÃtico QUEM" from SÃo Paulo and the national wide "Levante Popular da Juventude", This intervention are between the years 2010 and 2012 and are linked with the brazilian exception. The dissertation ends with the relationship of the studieded theories, the work of theses colectives and a demonstration at the way this educational urban interventions changes the way people see the education and the reallity.

Existence Stories is an interactive activist art project that gathers personal narratives from people about the ways in which their lives have been impacted by the current political climate in the United States, particularly surrounding the 2016 Presidential election and its aftermath. The project harnesses first-person narrative and audience participation as tools for humanizing the “Other” and building connections between people through the act of sharing stories. As the project has progressed over time, it has evolved in multiple directions and come to incorporate a variety of media, primarily comics, animation, printmaking, and zines. The roles that reproduction, distribution, and communication play in all of these media are also explored within this body of work.

[ES] La presente tesis doctoral aborda las prácticas artísticas colaborativas en la ciudad de Valencia durante la etapa de los gobiernos del Partido Popular de la Comunidad Valenciana a las instituciones local y autonómica, es decir, entre 1991 y 2015, estableciendo este marco espacial y temporal como el contexto de esta investigación. Este pasado reciente se define por una clara connivencia del ámbito de la política con un sector económico concreto que se materializará en operaciones urbanísticas que afectarán al territorio, en general, y a ciertos barrios en particular; también hay que destacar una serie de políticas espectaculares con el objetivo de situar a Valencia al frente del turismo internacional. El despilfarro de recursos económicos vendrá a socavar el bienestar de sus habitantes y a dejar de lado muchas de las necesidades ciudadanas por carencia de inver-siones. Esta política espectacular tendrá su oposición en una serie de movimientos, grupos, asocia-ciones vecinales o colectivos culturales que tomarán la calle con sus protestas y demandas. Esta investigación ha seleccionado algunos de los grupos activistas locales más representa-tivos para profundizar en el conflicto que dio lugar a su formación, sus demandas y su tra-yectoria. De este modo se cartografiará el terreno donde se han desarrollado prácticas ac-tivistas que podemos denominar prácticas artísticas colaborativas. Por otro lado, desde la vertiente artística, esta investigación postula la pertenencia de estas prácticas como prácticas artísticas justificando esta relación según una revisión de algunas tendencias artísticas contemporáneas como pueda ser el arte activista en el cual incluire-mos qué entendemos por prácticas artísticas colaborativas. Finalmente, la investigación empírica de estas prácticas se materializará en tres tipologías analíticas diferentes con el objetivo de concluir que estas actividades activistas facilitan la visibilidad del conflicto y al mismo tiempo pueden ser una herramienta de construcción o reconstrucción de la cohesión social de un barrio o de un grupo social en particular. De acuerdo con esta idea, el estudio concluye con la selección de una serie de prácticas artísti-cas colaborativas y su definición atendiendo a los parámetros más significativos, así como la puesta en relación de estas prácticas de calle con un conjunto de obras artísticas locales, nacionales e internacionales, como ejercicio de visibilizar las influencias mutuas. / [CA] La present tesi doctoral aborda les pràctiques artístiques col·laboratives a la ciutat de València durant l'etapa dels governs del Partit Popular de la Comunitat Valenciana a les insti-tucions local i autonòmica, és a dir, entre 1991 i 2015, establint aquest marc espacial i tem-poral com el context d'aquesta investigació. Aquest passat recent es defineix per una clara connivència de l'àmbit de la política amb un sector econòmic concret que es materialitzarà en operacions urbanístiques que afectaran al territori, en general, i a certs barris en particular; també cal destacar una sèrie de políti-ques espectaculars amb l'objectiu de situar a València al capdavant del turisme internacio-nal. El balafiament de recursos econòmics vindrà a soscavar el benestar dels seus habitants i a deixar de costat moltes de les necessitats ciutadanes per manca d'inversions. Aquesta política espectacular tindrà la seua oposició en una sèrie de moviments, grups, associacions veïnals o col·lectius culturals què prendran el carrer amb les seues protestes i demandes. Aquesta investigació ha seleccionat alguns dels grups activistes locals més re-presentatius per a aprofundir en el conflicte que donà lloc a la seua formació, les seues de-mandes i la seua trajectòria. D'aquesta manera es cartografiarà el terreny on s'han desenvo-lupat pràctiques activistes que podem denominar pràctiques artístiques col·laboratives. D'altra banda, des del vesant artístic, aquesta investigació postula la pertinença d'aquestes pràctiques com a pràctiques artístiques justificant aquesta relació segons una revisió d'algunes tendències artístiques contemporànies com puga ser l'art activista en el qual in-clourem què entenem per pràctiques artístiques col·laboratives. Finalment, la investigació empírica d'aquestes pràctiques es materialitzarà en tres tipologi-es analítiques diferents amb l'objectiu de concloure que aquestes activitats activistes facili-ten la visibilitat del conflicte i al mateix temps poden ser una eina de construcció o recons-trucció de la cohesió social d'un barri o d'un grup social en particular. D'acord amb aquesta idea, l'estudi conclou amb la selecció d'una sèrie de pràctiques artístiques col·laboratives i la seua definició atenent als paràmetres més significatius així com la posada en relació d'aquestes pràctiques de carrer amb un conjunt d'obres artístiques locals, nacionals i inter-nacionals, com a exercici de visibilitzar les influències mútues. / [EN] This doctoral thesis addresses collaborative artistic practices in the city of Valencia during the stage of the governments of the Popular Party of the Valencian Community to local and regional institutions, that is, between 1991 and 2015, establishing this spatial and temporal framework as the context of this research. This recent past is defined by a clear collusion of the field of politics with a specific eco-nomic sector that will materialize in urban operations that will affect the territory, in gen-eral, and certain neighbourhoods in particular; It is also necessary to highlight a series of spectacular policies with the aim of placing Valencia at the forefront of international tour-ism. The waste of economic resources will undermine the well-being of its inhabitants and put aside many of the citizens' needs due to lack of investment. This spectacular policy will have its opposition in a series of movements, groups, neigh-bourhood associations or cultural collectives that will take to the streets with their pro-tests and demands. This research has selected some of the most representative local activ-ist groups to deepen the conflict that gave rise to their formation, their demands and their trajectory. In this way, the terrain where activist practices have developed that we can call collaborative artistic practices will be mapped. On the other hand, from the artistic perspective, this research postulates the belonging of these practices as artistic practices, justifying this relationship according to a review of some contemporary artistic trends such as activist art in which we will include what we understand by collaborative artistic practices. Finally, the empirical investigation of these practices will materialize in three different analytical typologies with the aim of concluding that these activist activities facilitate the visibility of the conflict and at the same time can be a tool for the construction or recon-struction of the social cohesion of a neighbourhood or community. a particular social group. In accordance with this idea, the study concludes with the selection of a series of collaborative artistic practices and their definition according to the most significant pa-rameters as well as the relationship of these street practices with a set of local, national artistic works. and international, as an exercise to make mutual influences visible. / Martínez Biot, B. (2022). Pràctiques artístiques col·laboratives i protesta ciutadana. Valencia: 1991-2009 [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/185191

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