Speed of Life

by Gregg Chadwick Soccer (Futbol) is fun and all but Putin's Russia isn't. Currently in Russia, the act of displaying the LGBT flag in public can get you arrested. So these 6 activists from Latin America turned to creativity during the World Cup in Russia: wearing uniforms from their countries' football teams, they turned themselves into the flag and walked around Moscow with pride.   🏳️‍🌈

by Gregg Chadwick Tyler Green at  Modern Art Notes , along with art blogs and art sites across the globe will be concentrating today on the plight of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Tyler Green writes, " In an effort to spotlight the collections at the Detroit Institute of Arts that would be lost if the threatened sale of art in collections at the DIA are sold, all day long    Modern Art Notes  and many other sites will be  spotlight  art at the DIA. " Sakyamuni  Chinese Sculptor late 13th/early 14th Century wood with lacquer , gilding , and traces of color 11 3/4" x 88 1/8" x 6 1/2" Detroit Institute of Arts I heartily agree with Tyler that the more we can put a spotlight on the Detroit Institute of Arts rich collection, the more concerned - art lovers, historians, and the general public will be about the peril that the collection faces.  Vilhelm Hammershoi Interior With A Lady 21 5/8" x 20 7/8" oil on canvas 1901 Detr...

Last month two brave Swedes wearing teddybear masks took off in a small plane from Lithuania and flew unannounced into the airspace of Belarus armed only with a sense of humor and parachute equipped teddybears. The plush arrivals carried leaflets proclaiming "We support the Belarusian struggle for freedom of speech." As noted on their website: "A dictator can be hated, despised or feared. The only thing he cannot survive is being laughed at." The oppressive leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, now knows what it is like to be laughed at. And the people of Belarus now know that the world has seen their plight. More at: Studio Total Minsk Teddybear Drop