Indecline

Indecline
Nationality American
Movement Contemporary art, street art, graffiti, activism
Website Official website Edit this at Wikidata

Indecline is an American activist art collective composed of graffiti writers, filmmakers, photographers and full-time rebels and activists.[1]

Members have said that the collective was formed in 2001 and is decentralized, with "dozens" of members in affiliated groups in several US states and a few foreign countries,[2][3] and have characterized it as "[an] underground movement [of] musicians, graffiti writers, filmmakers, photographers [and] full-time rebels and activists".[4] Indecline focuses on social, ecological and economical injustices carried out by American and International governments, corporations and law enforcement agencies. "Indecline is not an anarchist group."

Projects

Bumfights, 2002

In 2002 Ryen McPherson, Daniel Tanner, and others operating as INDECLINE Films produced the first video in the Bumfights series, Bumfights: A Cause for Concern. They subsequently took down the Indecline Films website, and have said they sold the rights to the series to two investors.[5]

Dying for Work, 2012

In August 2012, the group installed a billboard on Interstate 15 in Las Vegas with Dying for Work in black lettering on a white background and a dummy hanging from it by a noose; a companion billboard, also with a hanged man, read "Hope you're happy Wall St."[2][6]

Wheel of Misfortune, 2012

In 2012, the group produced “Wheel of Misfortune,” a graffiti project by member artist Aware that can be seen on the flight path to Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport.[7] The game-show wheel has been altered and politicized with planks that read “Lose a Job,” “Lose a Home” and “Lose All Hope.”[8]

"This Land Was Our Land" , 2015

In April 2015, eight people spent six days creating the largest piece of illegal graffiti in the world: "This land was our land", painted on a disused military runway in the Mojave Desert (35°16′50″N 117°23′52″W / 35.280664°N 117.397822°W / 35.280664; -117.397822).[4]

¡Rape Trump!, 2015

In October 2015, in response to Donald Trump's calling Mexicans "rapists", the group spray-painted a mural depicting Trump with the slogan "¡Rape Trump!" on an old border wall on US territory approximately a mile from the Tijuana airport.[3][9][10]

#BlackLivesMatter: Hollywood, 2016

In March 2016, members of the group glued names of African-Americans killed by police over names on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and also glued the Indecline logo to the stars.[10][11]

The Emperor Has No Balls, 2016

On August 18, 2016, using industrial epoxy, the group glued life-sized nude statues of then Republican presidential nominee Trump to the sidewalk in five cities: Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle.[12] As an act of provocation, not only was Trump shown nude but also rendered with micro-genitalia and no testicles.[13] The title is a reference to Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's folktale, The Emperor's New Clothes, 1837, and the positioning of the statue itself in public spaces reference to how dictators and tyrants have been memorialized throughout history.[14][15][16]

Rail Beast, 2017

A video[17] posted to Vimeo on show of September 21, 2017s Indecline repainting a Union Pacific locomotive (UP 2519) to look like a tiger.[18]

Rise Up Thy Young Blood, 2017

In response to the polarizing 2016 presidential election, Indecline collaborated with artist Illma Gore created a large-scale mural out of blood that they collected from an underground blood drive in Los Angeles.[19][20] The final image is a recreation of Henry Mosler's painting, The Creation of the Flag, which highlights a fictionalized version of all the hands who sewed Betsy Ross' design.[21]

A House in Oakland, 2017

In 2017, Indecline teamed up with Bay Area graffiti writer PEMEX and NEKO from Madrid to transform billboard tarps into livable shelters for people experiencing homelessness. [22][23]

Greetings from Flint, 2017

When the major media networks began to move past the Flint, Michigan water crisis, Indecline partnered with the nonprofit Flint Public Art Fund to create several politically charged murals throughout the city.[24][25] The intention of the project was to bring the water crisis story back into the media.[26]

Ku Klux Klowns, 2017

In response to the alleged White Nationalist uprising in the United States, Indecline hanged dummies dressed in faux Ku Klux Klan attire from a tree in Richmond, Virginia.[27][28] In addition to the Klansmen's signature white robes and pointed hoods, Indecline added multicolored wigs, clown shoes and a sign that read: "If attacked by a mob of clowns, go for the juggler."[29]

Shoot a Schoolkid, 2018

Indecline altered a pro-gun billboard along Interstate 15 in Las Vegas that originally read "Shoot a .50 caliber only $29" to "Shoot a school kid only $29."[30] The statement references the increase in mass school shootings and calls attention to gun reform.[31][32]

Grave New World, 2018

In the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Indecline created a cemetery installation mourning the death of the American Dream in the year following Donald Trump's inauguration.[33][34] [35]

Death Metals, 2018

This installation near Nipton, California is a protest of the priority society places on wealth at the expense of the environment.[36] To make this statement Indecline carved skeletal forms into the hazardous remains of an abandoned gold processing mill where numerous violations to the environment occurred.[37]

The People's Prison, 2018

In this pop-up installation, Indecline took over a luxury suite at the Trump International Hotel and Tower into a rat-infested prison cell for an impersonator of the president.[38] The suite was transformed into a jail with cement walls covered by the work of 13 artists who each painted a portrait of an American activist or revolutionary on an American flag.[39]

Make Kids Disappear, 2018

Indecline altered a billboard in the San Francisco area that read "We make junk disappear" to "We make kids disappear," alongside an image of a shocked child.[40][41]

See here

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions: What is INDECLINE?". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Bort, Ryan (August 19, 2016). "We Talked to the Activists Responsible for Those Naked Donald Trump Statues". Newsweek.
  3. 1 2 Suárez, Matthew (November 6, 2015). "¡Rape Trump! Border mural depicts presidential contender with ball gag". San Diego Reader.
  4. 1 2 Taete, Jamie Lee Curtis (June 3, 2015). "These Guys Claim They've Made the Biggest Piece of Illegal Graffiti in the World". Vice.com.
  5. ↑ "Hell's Tour Guide Part 2". Polly Staffle. CCF Entertainment. July 2006. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007.
  6. ↑ "'Dying for work' billboard startles Las Vegas drivers". Fox news. August 8, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Juxtapoz Magazine - Displaying items by tag: aware". www.juxtapoz.com. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ "In this wild election cycle, protest art stirs up outrage, delight and conversation". LasVegasSun.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Pardes, Arielle (October 30, 2015). "Someone Painted a 'Rape Trump' Mural on the Mexican Border". Vice.com.
  10. 1 2 Rajghatta, Chidanand (August 19, 2016). "Anarchist artist tests limits with nude statues of Donald Trump". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ Holley, Peter (March 31, 2016). "Why the names of African Americans killed by police took over the Hollywood Walk of Fame". The Washington Post.
  12. ↑ Jimmerson, Ellin (August 23, 2016). "The Emperor Has No Balls: Are The Trump Statues Body Shaming Or Legitimate Political Commentary?". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ Garber-Paul, Elisabeth (August 19, 2016). "Meet Anarchists Behind 'Emperor Has No Balls' Trump Statues". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  14. ↑ Sidahmed, Mazin (August 18, 2016). "Anarchist group installs nude Donald Trump statues in US cities". the Guardian. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Donald Trump Statue, 'The Emperor Has No Balls,' Appears In The Castro [NSFW]". SFGate. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  16. ↑ "'Emperor has no balls': The real story behind the naked Donald Trump statues". dna. August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ Indecline (September 21, 2017). "Rail Beast on Vimeo".
  18. ↑ "UP declines to comment on viral videos from September | Trains Magazine". TrainsMag.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  19. ↑ Sehayek, Marnie (January 16, 2017). "This Artist Has a Message for Trump's America and It's Painted Entirely in Blood". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Artist protests Trump again -- but with bloody mural". CNN Style. January 18, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Rise Up Thy Young Blood | The Offing". The Offing. February 10, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  22. ↑ "A House In Oakland". Mask Magazine. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  23. ↑ "This Graffiti Artist Is Tearing Down Billboards and Turning Them Into Shelters for the Homeless". Narratively. February 21, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Guerrilla Art: An Interview with INDECLINE – Nonviolence 3.0". nonviolence3.com. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Lessons from Flint's Water Crisis: An Interview with Steve Friess". urbannext.net. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  26. ↑ "indecline". COlabs. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Activists hang KKK 'clown' effigies from tree in a Virginia park". Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Art Provocateurs Hang "Ku Klux Klowns" in Virginia's Capital". Hyperallergic. September 7, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Activist Group Indecline Staged Hanging Of KKK Clown Effigies". EBONY. September 8, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Las Vegas billboard changed to read 'Shoot A School Kid' by activist group". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  31. ↑ CNN, Lindsay Benson and Stephanie Becker,. "'Shoot a school kid only $29,' says vandalized Vegas billboard". CNN. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  32. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/kristineaguerra. "'SHOOT A SCHOOL KID ONLY $29': Activists altered a Las Vegas billboard to urge gun reform". Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Artists Create a Cemetery for the Things Donald Trump Killed in 2017". Hyperallergic. January 23, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  34. ↑ "'Trump cemetery' built near president's N.J. golf course, artists say". NJ.com. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Guerilla Street Artists Install "Trump Cemetery" at President's Golf Course". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  36. ↑ "Death Metals by INDECLINE | Paddle8". paddle8.com. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  37. ↑ "Death Metals - Ironlak". Ironlak. January 4, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  38. ↑ "An Anarchist Art Collective Transformed a Trump Tower Hotel Suite Into a Prison Cell for the President | artnet News". artnet News. April 2, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  39. ↑ Leight, Elias (April 2, 2018). "How a New Anti-Trump Art Installation Made Its Way to a Trump Hotel". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  40. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/kristineaguerra. "'We make kids disappear': Activists alter billboard to condemn separation of migrant families". Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  41. ↑ ""ICE: We Make Kids Disappear" billboard appears in California". Newsweek. June 22, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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