I just got this book in the mail. It is a companion to an exhibition at Monash University Rare Books Library, Melbourne, Australia. From the dust jacket, ” a journey…
I recently came across Tahrir Documents, an amazing website and resource that is archiving, scanning, translating, and representing a huge collection of documents, fliers, posters, and newspapers produced as part…
My friend Chas just forwarded me this link to a real awesome website dedicated to Labor Arts. Their mission: “To present powerful images that encourage understanding and appreciation of the…
Lately, I have been enamored with hiking and backpacking blogs, particularly those interested in retro outdoors gear and the centrality of the so-called out-of-doors. As I enter middle age, I…
Workers from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) are waging a critical fight in Longview, Washington – blocking trains and scab labor, and showing the rest of the country…
Milwaukee was festive today with a large labor day parade today that showcased the best attributes of the city – diversity, dissent, and creativity. The “Recall Walker” signs were out…
My friend Shawn in Providence sent me a link to this cool time-lapse video of on of his new installation paintings. How come we never make fun videos like this…
There is a successful campaign going on in Brooklyn right now. Last Friday supporters of, 82 year old, Mary Ward prevented Federal Marshals from evicting her from her foreclosed home….
Themba Lewis has a great gallery of pictures of street art from the revolution in Egypt on his website. His photos captured an explosion of public art onto the walls…
Yesterday, I took my daughters and nephew to see the studio of Gwen Frostic (1905-2001). Like many in Justseeds, my summer has been jam-packed with exciting and busy activities. I…
One of the most frequent questions I get when I lecture in universities around the country is: “What Art School did you go to?” I actually did not attend art…
A good friend of Justseeds, Bill Daniel, has recently launched a new photosite called Tri-X-Noise. Bill has been taking fantastic photos of American sub-culture since the early 1980s, from early…
These flashmobs put a smile on my face. They are creative, fun, great pop parodies, and opportunities to engage with folks that may be unaware of the issue. May 29,…
This is part of the escalating nonviolent movement headed by Palestinian youth activists in the West Bank, Gaza, 1948 territories, refugee camps, and the diaspora. Palestinians and human rights activists…
My colleague Jemila Hart, who is a fellow board member of the Flight 64 print studio in Portland, recently had a show in the space of a series of monotypes…
Gil Scott-Heron, one of the great poets and musicians of our time, passed today. Few artists could fuse politics, social justice, and the language of the street as well as…
a project of Miller Schulman, one of the rad teens I have the pleasure to work with… Print Haiti: Fine Artibonite Prints from the Hangar Prosthetics Clinic, Hopital Albert Schweitzer,…
My friends Bettina and Devon in Chicago have recently released a new album as Teko Sãso, a 2-piece anarchist folk death metal band! Their first record, 11/11, is based on…
I just finished hanging a window installation of my Queer Scout prints, embroidered patches, and bear hankies at 5013 Penn Ave in Pittsburgh, where it will stay on view for…
Russian art interventionists Voina (whom you might recall from this wonderful action and it’s hilarious world-upside-down aftermath) have donated a portion of the funds that Banksy gave them for bail…