Definitions
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- noun The practice of promoting a political
agenda through acts considered to be art, such as thedefacing ofadvertisements .
Etymologies
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Blend of art and activism
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De La Riva, who received a master's degree from NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study in "artivism performance art as a means of cultural resistance," conducted extensive interviews with family and community members along the border before writing the play.
Voto Latino: AMP: One-Woman Show Tells Story of Border Blues Voto Latino 2011
qms commented on the word artivism
Some radicals acting to start a “-vism”
More pungent than middle-class artivism
Now practice disruption
By fragrant eruption,
Harassing their targets with fartivism.
October 26, 2018