Tools for Action was an informal art

collective A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest, or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an ...

working on the intersection of art and activism. As of 2019 it is formalized as

Stichting A ''stichting'' () is a Dutch legal entity with limited liability, but no members or share capital, that exists for a specific purpose. This form of entity makes it possible to separate functions of ownership and control. Its use has been pioneered ...

Tools for Action Foundation. It acts as collaboration platform between artists, educators, activists and others interested in making and interventions with inflatable sculptures. Tools for Action aims to practice alternative forms of social engagement and resistance and open the way for experimentation. Team-PopUpRainbow2014-in-MaMa

History

Tools for Action was in 2012 by the Dutch-Hungarian artist Artúr van Balen working in

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, Germany, first operating as Eclectic Electric Collective with Jakub Simcik, by making inflatable objects within a protest context. Joint projects with Jakub Simcik were The Hammer (Berlin-Mexico 2010); publication El Martillo (2011). During the years several collaborators and members of collective took part in different actions as well as educational and artistic activities.

Awards

Award for Cultural Education of the Federal Ministry of Culture and the Media of Germany for 2017 for the project Mirror Barricade together with Schauspiel Dortmund.

Exhibitions and presentations

* 2014 ''Disobedient Objects,''

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...

, London * 2016 ''Barrikade,'' IG Metall / Haus am L√ºtzowplatz, Berlin * 2017 ''Tools for Action,''

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, Vienna * 2018 ''Floating Utopias,''

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, Berlin

References

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* * WIKISPORE Art:Tools_for_Action#Collaboration_networks Artist groups and collectives New media art {{Art-org-stub