The time is right, Alan Roe of Iowa City believes, to contemplate peace. With the help of a talented chainsaw artist, Roe now has a 22-foot tall likeness of a human arm raised skyward, brandishing the ...

For a younger generation, the once-powerful protest symbol packs about as much of a punch as a smiley face. Once the powerful logo of nuclear disarmament, the peace sign became so overused it lost its ...

A South Korean woman learnt a cultural lesson during her recent trip to Turkey after discovering that the commonly used "peace sign" hand gesture carries a very different meaning there. Tyongeee, who ...

A simple hand gesture can change everything. You hold a lot of power in your hand, and the way you use them is directly tied to energy centers withing the body. That is why hand symbols are used in a ...

Editor’s Note: Shepard Fairey is a street artist, graphic designer and activist. This is an edited excerpt from “Peace: Photographs by Jim Marshall,” published by Reel Art Press. The peace sign has ...