Tag: Creative Activism

Posted on

Collecting Rain Water for the Reflecting Pool

If it was gold, he would have taken it.

Giant Iran War ‘Participation Trophy’ For Trump Appears On National Mall, by Jennifer Bendery, Huffpost, July 13, 2026.

Anonymous artists installed a 10-foot monument satirically honoring Trump for starting a war with no “military strategy, diplomacy, or measurable outcomes.”

WASHINGTON — A 10-foot “participation trophy” magically appeared on the National Mall early Monday to satirically honor President Donald Trump for unilaterally starting a war in Iran with no strategy, no stated goals and no plan on how to get the United States out of it.

“We hereby award President Donald J. Trump this participation trophy for his enthusiastic involvement in the Iran War,” reads a plaque on the faux monument, which was installed in the wee hours near the MLK Memorial Bookstore. “While some concern themselves with military strategy, diplomacy, or measurable outcomes, President Trump demonstrated the courage to participate regardless of the final score.” Read the whole article here.

Related posts:

  1. Going Down!
  2. Hangin’ in the Louvre
  3. Joey Skaggs interviewed by Mark Borkowski about creative dissent on BBC Radio 4
  4. Announcing NYC’s 39th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade
Posted on

Joey Skaggs’ First Easter Sunday Crucifixion Event Turns 60!

60 years ago, in 1966 on Easter Sunday, Joey Skaggs dragged his iconoclastic sculpture of a naked and decayed figure of Jesus Christ on a crucifix into Tompkins Square Park on the lower east side. It was his personal statement about the war in Vietnam and the hypocrisy of religion.

This was the beginning of Skaggs’ career as an artist who used the streets as his theater.

Related posts:

  1. Religious Iconography as Protest Art
  2. RIP Jim Walton (1941-2021)
  3. It Was In The Cards…
  4. Portofess: The Church Must Go Where the Sinners Are!
Posted on

Announcing New York City’s 41st Annual April Fools’ Day Parade!

It’s time for New York City’s 41st Annual April Fools’ Day Parade, April 1, 2026

“What’s Real and What’s Not”

Everyone is invited!
Read the full announcement here!

Assembly:
Grand Army Plaza at 5th Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan at 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Route:
South on 5th Avenue (with a brief pause in front of Trump Tower)

Final Destination:
Washington Square Park (soon to be renamed Trump Square Park and turned into a miniature golf course), site of the traditional coronation of the King or Queen of Fools–possibly for the last time–as rumors persist that democratic elections may soon be retired.

Contact:
Joey Skaggs, Committee Chair, 212-254-7878, info@joeyskaggs.com
Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, Linkedin

Full Announcement:
http://aprilfoolsdayparade.com 
Printable Announcement PDF

Related posts:

  1. Announcing NYC’s 39th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade
  2. Join Us for the NYC 38th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade (2023)
  3. Catch the First Four Joey Skaggs Oral Histories at the (Virtual) New Jersey Film Festival Friday
  4. Announcing NYC’s 35th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade — The Only Parade Not Being Cancelled!
Posted on

Going Down!

Don’t drop the soap!

A Statue of Trump and Epstein Re-enacting ‘Titanic’ Pose Appears on National Mall, by Ashley Ahn, The New York Times, March 12, 2026

The installation is the latest in a series of satirical statues created by an anonymous group of artists called the Secret Handshake.

A gold-colored statue inspired by the “Titanic” pose has appeared on the National Mall — but instead of portraying Jack supporting Rose from behind as she pretends to fly, it depicts President Trump and the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A plaque at the statue’s base read: “The tragic love story between Jack and Rose was built on luxurious travel, raucous parties, and secret nude sketches. This monument honors the bond between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, a friendship seemingly built on luxurious travel, raucous parties and secret nude sketches.”

The statue, which appeared Tuesday and shows Mr. Trump gazing at Mr. Epstein as he held his outstretched arms, is the latest in a series of satirical statues that have appeared in Washington since October 2024, just before the presidential election. Many of the installations, including this one influenced by the movie “Titanic” and Mr. Trump’s friendship with Epstein, were created by an anonymous group of artists called The Secret Handshake. Read the whole article here.

 

Related posts:

  1. Hangin’ in the Louvre
  2. The Second Coming is on ICE
  3. And From a Tiny Acorn…
  4. The Art of Protest, a New Film by Indecline
Posted on

Hangin’ in the Louvre

More from Everyone Hates Elon…

“Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Arrest Photo Displayed at the Louvre Gallery in Paris” by Melissa Elizabeth, Yahoo!News, February 23, 2026.

Move over, Mona Lisa. There was a new “masterpiece” at the Louvre this week, and it didn’t involve a cryptic smile or centuries-old oil paint. Instead, it featured a very modern, very sweaty, and very stressed-out British royal.

In a scene that felt like a crossover between The Crown and Ocean’s Eleven, a framed photograph of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (the man formerly known as Prince Andrew) was surreptitiously hung on the hallowed walls of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The image wasn’t a regal portrait; it was a gritty, high-definition “arrest photo” of the Duke leaving police custody.

On Sunday, February 22, 2026, visitors wandering through the Louvre’s Denon wing, home to the world’s most priceless treasures, spotted something decidedly out of place. Tucked near some of history’s greatest works was a gold-framed photograph of a man slumped in the back of a Range Rover, looking like he’d just seen a ghost (or perhaps a subpoena). Read the whole article here.

 

Related posts:

  1. The Second Coming is on ICE
  2. Joey Skaggs interviewed by Mark Borkowski about creative dissent on BBC Radio 4
  3. The Guerrilla Girls Are Asking:
  4. The Art of Protest, a New Film by Indecline

Back to top