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  • Collection: Politicized Imagery & Critique of Government and Systems

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A banner displayed on the fence of a squatted parcel in Berlin reads "#GrenzenTöten: Solidarität mit Geflüchteten, trotz Corona" which translates to "#BordersKill: Solidarity with Refugees, despite Corona"

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A small sticker, that can be found all over the Berlin neighborhood of Neukölln, asks "Will you still practice solidarity after tomorrow?," signed with the reminder to "Remember COVID-19."

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Two side by side stencils, painted in red, read "Fight the virus of control" and "Aufstand statt Abstand," which translates to "Resistance, not distance."

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In a large square in central Athens, a slogan in Greek painted on a ledge reads "Our lives are essential, capitalism is not!"

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In a large square in central Athens a slogan written on a ledge in Greek reads "The only epidemic is fear and stupidity."

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In a central square in Athens a slogan written in Greek on the side of a bench reads "Patriarchy kills more than COVID-19."

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A slogan written on the facade of a bank building in Greek demands "Immediate measures to protect prisoners from Coronavirus." In Greece, like in the US, prisoners are particularly vulnerable to contracting COVID due to crowded living conditions and…

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Multicolored work created by stencil showing Trump's face with text reading "Vote Out The Virus"

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A slogan written on the shutter of a bank branch reads "COVID-19 is the virus, the pandemic is capitalism," signed with the abbreviation ΑΣΠ (ASP).

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A girl wearing a dress with Peter Pan color with a pig's head mask. She makes the peace sign. Text reads "Pay Taxes As Usual They Said." From the contributor: "A lot of the people lost jobs and have no money to pay a rent, but the government is…

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A slogan written in Greek in a residential neighborhood of Athens reads "The worst virus is capitalism"

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A graffitied slogan in a residential neighborhood of Athens reads: capitalism is the pandemic.

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From the artist: "This project is about the crisis of the government, viewed through the prism of the epidemic. The images and meanings used in the works, which are now regularly found in news reports, do not seem new, they did not appear with the…

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A stencil spray-painted in black on the pavement outside of a neighborhood autonomous social center reads: "With cops and army you do not cure of the COVID-19," followed by the sentence ¡no pasarán! — they shall not pass. There is no artists…

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The image of riot police officers who monitor the observance of social distance on the streets during the pandemic. Text in Russian: "Social distance".

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An image of Bolsonaro and Lula facing off. Dollar signs and the coronavirus float around them. One rendition of the virus bites Lula on the figure. Text reads (in Portuguese): Olha o Povo. Enquanto Brigamos Eles Padecem!" (translation: Look at the…

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An image of a $15 with Trump wearing a face mask in the center. Text reads "Grab 'em by the stimulus."

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Beautifully written text reading "$TATE OF EMERGENCY" in block letters.

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Large, simple tag reading "Rent Strike" and "Hang Boris" in red. Painted on a boarded-up window.

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A poster with text reading "BREXIT" and "Voluntary Self-Isolation" A profile of a figure running and an arrow pointing downward with the British flag as color-fill.
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