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Disobedient Objects, V&A Museum, London

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Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Abstract

Regime Change Begins at Home Playing Cards exhibited as part of: Disobedient Objects: About the Exhibition From a Suffragette tea service to protest robots, this exhibition was the first to examine the powerful role of objects in movements for social change. It demonstrated how political activism drives a wealth of design ingenuity and collective creativity that defy standard definitions of art and design. Disobedient Objects focussed on the period from the late 1970s to now, a time that has brought new technologies and political challenges. On display were arts of rebellion from around the world that illuminate the role of making in grassroots movements for social change: finely woven banners; defaced currency; changing designs for barricades and blockades; political video games; an inflatable general assembly to facilitate consensus decision-making; experimental activist-bicycles; and textiles bearing witness to political murders. Supported by Cockayne – Grants for the Arts, a donor-advised fund of The London Community Foundation

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Research Output:
Other contribution
Other contribution
 Peer-review

Original language

English

Publication milestones

  • Published - 26/07/2014

Publication status

Published - 26/07/2014

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  • handle.net: 10547/626488

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