Review

Art in the Wake of the World Cup

June 2010 -

Countless, loosely associated cultural surprises have been drawn into South Africa in the wake of the World Cup Soccer 2010. One of these is the pan-African SPace exhibition, with works from more than twenty-five artists displayed on three floors of the Museum Africa in Newtown, Johannesburg.

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Dreaming of the New African Architecture

may 2010 -

Modern architecture in Africa is inseparably linked to the post-colonial era. Architect Antoni Folkers has written a book about the sometimes difficult relationship between New Architecture and traditional African architecture.

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Paramaribo SPAN: conversations about art in Suriname

April 2010 -

Paramaribo SPAN marks the completion of a four-year exchange project between Rotterdam and Paramaribo, ARTRoPa. The project has three mutually related platforms: a book, an exhibition and a blog. 

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Lots of variation in Palestinian art exhibition

October 2009 -

The Palestine: la création dans tous ses états exhibition in the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris portrays a versatile and developed art scene.

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Emotional play about South African macho culture

February 2009 -

It's a man's world uncovers an urgent problem in South Africa: the traditional macho behaviour is no longer fitting in a changing society in which women live more as equals with men.

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Abducted bride acquiesces in her fate

October 2008 -

Ernest Abdyjaparov pokes fun at rural traditions. Shaped into a romantic story, the film makes use of clear light and vibrant colours.Dat giet hij in een romantische vertelling, alles gefilmd in helder licht en felle kleuren.

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Disruption of a woman's life

September 2008 -

Young Lee Shin-Ae is struck by disaster in an intimate and critical film by Korean director Lee-Chang-dong.

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Unspoken grief on a Chilean island

August 2008 -

In the movie El cielo, la tierra y la lluvia director José Luis Torres Leiva leaves a great deal unsaid.

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The economic potential of art in a sizeable report

June 2008 -

Cotton, nuts and coffee beans are not the future's weapons against poverty: these are theatrical performances, music compositions and works of art.

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Nasrin Alavi has hopes for the Iranian blogosphere

April 2008 -

If Nasrin Alavi, writer of the blog book Wij zijn Iran, can be believed the next revolution in Iran will be triggered by the blog community.

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