El Día de Muertos celebrations are officially over but the vibe still permeates markets, streets, stores… The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated …
Arts and Culture
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“On Friday, November 22, Kuwaiti graphic designer and artist Mohammad Sharaf gave these titles an official funeral in protest of the government-mandated censorship. He installed the ‘Cemetery of Banned Books’ …
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“A rich combination of artworks, set in a labyrinth relating art, duodji, books and archival materials, tells the long and anguished story of Norway’s treatment of indigenous Sámi communities.” https://hyperallergic.com/…/unpacking-the-legacy-of-an-in…/…
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A bold piece of art from Máret Ánne Sara, an indigenous Sámi artist from the Sápmi, in Northern Norway!
by iara leeSara is part of a new generation of Sámi artists working to uphold the rights of their community. Curtain made from reindeer skulls and metal wire, porcelain necklace made from …
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As part of his ongoing effort to transform weapons into musical instruments, artist Pedro Reyes constructed a fully mechanized orchestra.
by iara leeTitled “Disarm,” the collection of eight new instruments were built through a collaboration with several musicians and Cocolab, a media studio in Mexico City. https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/09/disarm-pedro-reyes/ [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]
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“This system of industrial agriculture promoted by the criminal trio of the WTO, the World Bank and the IMF, has led to the consolidation and control of the global food …
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Every summer, French-born designer, art director, and photographer Pierre-Christophe Gam visited a new African country with his Cameroonian father and Egyptian-Chadian mother, and this multicultural heritage and upbringing shaped his …
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“‘We’re not all here; we’re missing Heydy,’ reads the caption on one image, followed by the date of death, state of residence, age, and name of the woman in the …
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I am constantly looking for exciting projects by women artists and this one caught my eye!
by iara leeBorn in Kenya, Wangechi Mutu is best known for her collage work that explores the female body through art, using it as a canvas to depict how femininity is perceived …