Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: protest

right, that's my freedom sorted, now what about yours ? ceramics on the steps outside the museum, added by the treatment rooms collective. I might agree with the ideas, but is this just a case of the museum getting down with the kids? and I bet this cost a fortune to do; I'd rather the money went to the nhs and I'll shout my own slogans. art? follow the money....

camus gets in on the act on ceramics on the steps outside the museum, added by the treatment rooms collective, as the museum tries bonding with the existential kids of today. isn't this just another part of the society of the spectacle, recuperating dissent ? cue ironic french laughter off stage left.....

temporary ceramics outside the v. and a advertising the current exhibition. made by carrie riechardt and the treatment rooms collective. neo-maoist imagery rendered as an arty mosaic ; the craftsmanship may be as good as it likes, but does the medium suit the message? in any case, this sort of over simplification is as much of a lie as anything the authorities come up with, and this looks somewhat like protest for profit . of course, if they did the work at cost as a means of subverting a state institution and getting their message over to more people then that may be different, but objecting to police violence isn't exactly cutting edge stuff. who's left to convince ?

detail of temporary ceramics outside the v. and a by carrie riechardt and the treatment rooms collective for the current exhibition .

gay defiance of putin, 2012, the first use of the rainbow lgbt banner in russia. now that's brave and funny though I'm not convinced that it's within the v. and a.'s remit to exhibit such stuff, though somewhere probably should; perhaps the kremlin ? the cyrillic refers to the president's wanting a third term, and says "we're not giving it to you a third time putin"

big inflatable cobblestones for throwing at the police, used during the barcelona general strike 2012. might scare the horses I suppose, though I can think of better ways...

guerrilla girls, formed in new york 1985 to fight sexism and racism in the art establishment. wonder what they feel about being reduced to slim stylish mannequins in a museum, not sure if this is exactly how they wanted to break in...is this recuperated dissent or good publicity for their cause ?.

tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich and then somewhat oddly used as a protest against the death penalty in america by being driven through various european cities. the death mask of an ex-con on the front by nick reynolds and the concept seem to have been after thoughts. I checked the trial out, and the executed guy shown seems an odd choice of hero. the state should not kill without extreme need, but this man was no better, killing a taxi driver for no obvious reason and without provocation, and forcing his girlfriend to shoot someone too. he may have been only 18 at the time, and claimed to have been abused as a kid, but that's no reason to murder random strangers and no explanation for his posthumous sanctification as wronged victim of the state. there seems a gulf between the artwork and idea, one well done , the other half baked.

tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich and claimed to be a protest against the use of the death penalty in america. great fun, but how does all this relate to this somewhat obvious target ?

tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich then used as a protest against the death penalty in america.

tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich as a protest against the use of the death penalty in america. a parrot with a guitar; now that'll do the trick....

mottos on the bonnet of the tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich and used as a protest against the death penalty. pity they didn't add thou shalt not kill. now a real anarchist artist would bomb his own position too, this art is all us and them, and only demands responsibility from the state. odd choice of mottos too, given that john lennon was murdered by a similarly cracked individual

back seat on flatbed of the tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich as a protest against the use of the death penalty in america.

back window of the cab of the tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich as a protest against the use of the death penalty in america.

seat in cab of tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich as a protest against the use of the death penalty in america. I bet the texan state legislature is wetting itself.

tiki love truck dashboard of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich as an odd protest against the use of the death penalty in america.

tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich as a protest against the use of the death penalty in america.

tiki love truck of 2007, designed by carrie reichardt and thayen rich as a protest against the use of the death penalty in america.