Word: status
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...1970s and 1980s with the advent of artists such as Blek le Rat, Basquiat, and the British anarcho-punk band Crass. In a youthful reclamation of the street, artists paint political messages and manifestos in an attempt to subvert both the popularized mass-consumption of art and its elitist status...
...these greater questions, each group must garner attention, secure creative participation and, of course, raise money. The three shows face two main challenges in finding funding on campus: none is a stand-alone organization, and all find themselves unable to apply for Undergraduate Council grants due to their charitable status. These shows thus find themselves obligated to look beyond the obvious sources for financial support...
...Parent, who is still very much involved with Project East from his fashion post in Shanghai, the charity status is important for more personal reasons. “It was also a good way for me to give back to [my community] and to help promote my own ethnic group, their talent and credibility, in an industry that doesn’t really appreciate that—or at least didn’t when I started...
...What’s awesome about drag is it challenges the status quo,” said Avieyonne Flieux (pronounced avian flu), a student at Harvard Medical School who does drag to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. Flieux performed a lip sync to “And I am Telling You I’m Not Going” to the screeches of the audience and the recoiling of the men who had come to talk about sports...
...study, Now the World is Without Me, reported that women in South Kivu are subject to sexual violence regardless of age, marital status, or ethnicity, and that they are attacked not only in fields and forests but also in their own homes...