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 adminSara 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 adminTitled “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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Born 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…