{"id":27999,"date":"2017-08-16T04:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=27999"},"modified":"2017-08-15T21:02:39","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T01:02:39","slug":"recent-social-unrest-inspires-fear-google-artist-to-grave-rob-muhammad-ali-bruce-lee-for-work-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/recent-social-unrest-inspires-fear-google-artist-to-grave-rob-muhammad-ali-bruce-lee-for-work-of-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Social Unrest Inspires \u2018Fear Google\u2019 Artist to &#8216;Grave Rob&#8217; Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee for Work of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 16, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; A ground-breaking work of art by the \u201cFear Google\u201d artist XVALA is set to be debuted on August 19 during the March on Google in Mountain View, California. Dubbed \u201cThe Diversity Belt,\u201d XVALA plans to wear his latest work of art in public at the March On Google to publicly share his point of view regarding Americans&#8217; First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0816-xvala-bruce-lee-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"XVALA at Bruce Lee&#039;s grave\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0816-xvala-bruce-lee-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0816-xvala-bruce-lee-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cThe Diversity Belt\u201d is a championship-style belt emblazoned with the slogan \u201cThe Greatest of All Time\u201d or \u201cG.O.A.T.\u201d The belt includes items collected from the grave sites of Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee that are affixed next to photographs of the icons, along with a portrait of the artist, XVALA, in the center. The Belt was created to spark peaceful debate over American\u2019s first amendment rights to express diverse ideas and thoughts and Google\u2019s involvement in suppressing those ideas and thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoogle demonstrates a monopolistic power to censor all,\u201d said XVALA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0816-xvala-belt-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"XVALA - The Diversity Belt\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0816-xvala-belt-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0816-xvala-belt-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cThe Diversity Belt\u201d is designed to address America\u2019s growing cultural divide in regards to diversity and the rights of citizen\u2019s to express their beliefs on diversity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy manipulating search results to reflect their own political biases and creating a fear-based work environment, our first amendment rights are slowly being deteriorated by Google,\u201d said XVALA.<\/p>\n<p>In recent news, Google terminated a young engineer for writing a memo that expressed his views about Google\u2019s political bias silencing opposing opinions within an environment that claims to accept diversity in world views.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Diversity Belt,\u201d as an expression of positivity, aims to remind Google that solutions come in many forms if you are willing to seek them out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0816-xvala-standing-belt-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"XVALA with the &#039;Diversity Belt&#039;\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0816-xvala-standing-belt-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0816-xvala-standing-belt-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n&#8220;I am like Bruce Lee and Muhammad Ali, they are some of the greatest fighters of all time and I am the greatest fighter against new forms of censorship,&#8221; said XVALA.<\/p>\n<p>XVALA is a world famous artist who is controversial both inside and outside the art world for his \u201cFear Google\u201d campaign and his stance on the loss of privacy. XVALA recently made international headlines for announcing \u201cNo Delete,\u201d an exhibition of hacked images of Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton\u2019s nude photos, showcasing our loss of control in the internet age.<\/p>\n<p>The belt will not be for sale; as of now as it is strictly meant to spark peaceful debate over citizen\u2019s first amendment right to express diverse ideas and thoughts without fear of censorship.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact XVALA at (510) 833-6760 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xvala.com\/\" r el=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.xvala.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*PHOTOS for Media:<\/strong><br \/>\n(1) Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/17-0816s2p-xvala1-300dpi.jpg<\/p>\n<p>(2) Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/17-0816s2p-xvala2-300dpi.jpg<\/p>\n<p>(3) Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/17-0816s2p-xvala3-300dpi.jpg<\/p>\n<p>*Photo Caption: Dubbed \u201cThe Diversity Belt,\u201d XVALA plans to wear his latest work of art in public at the #MarchOnGoogle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 16, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; A ground-breaking work of art by the &#8220;Fear Google&#8221; artist XVALA is set to be debuted on August 19 during the March on Google in Mountain View, California. 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