(Artist and Groundswell guest blogger Chris Kennedy makes projects for the land and for situated communities. His ongoing projects include Artiscycle, Groups and Spaces, and the Institute for Applied Aesthetics.)
Yesterday while I was browsing the NY Art Book Fair at PS1 I ran into a SurvivaBalls™ prototype for the new Yes Men Movie: Yes Men Fix the World. SurvivaBalls™ save managers from abrupt climate change. An advanced new technology will keep corporate managers safe even when climate change makes life as we know it impossible. So amazing! They are looking for cities and community partners to organize screenings! Find out more here.
The Space Hijackers pose with their riot tank, used in the performance to protest the oppressive police tactics at the G20 Summit in April.
Following their arrest at the G20 Summit in London this April, the same that saw Ian Tomlinson killed by riot cops, the director of public prosecutions recently decided to take the Space Hijackers to trial. They are charged with impersonating police officers, despite their clearly costumed appearance in stockings, boiler suits, and underwear. “If I’m guilty of anything it’s of impersonating a stripper, not a police officer,” Hijacker Leah Borromeo told London’s Sunday Times.
In a statement released on their website, the group relays that they
have every confidence in their case and welcome the opportunity to encourage further scrutiny of the policing of the event itself.
If you were present at the protest, and witness to the performance or subsequent arrest, the artists request that you please contact their legal team.
Thanks, Marc!
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