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Venice Biennale 2019 review – preaching to the converted

There is much to praise from Ghana, India, France, and a stunning international pavilion. Less admirable is a true horror…

6 years ago

Banksy and the tradition of destroying art

Preminda Jacob, University of Maryland, Baltimore County When the British street artist Banksy shredded his “Girl With Balloon” after it…

6 years ago

How the apartheid regime burnt books — in their tens of thousands

Historical examples show that books are banned and destroyed because they offend the politics, morals, or religion of the day.…

6 years ago

Eurythmics: how we made Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

‘We put a cow in the video, to signify reality. It peed everywhere’

7 years ago

A sacred union

You see, you cannot intervene and lead love and desire when you feel them with such power and clarity. They…

7 years ago

Voluntary taxation: a lesson from the Ancient Greeks

In this age of the super-rich, perhaps it’s time to revive liturgy. It worked for the ancient Athenians, and perhaps…

7 years ago

Friday essay: from the Great Wave to Starry Night, how a blue pigment changed the world

The most immediate and attractive aspect of Hokusai’s wave is its colour. At 70 years old, Hokusai was a master…

7 years ago

Paul Nash painted in the trenches – and I did the same in Afghanistan

A new Paul Nash show, “the largest … for a generation”, is now open at London’s Tate Britain. It is…

8 years ago

Pritzker prize for architecture won by little known Catalan trio

The most prestigious award in architecture goes to three-person Spanish company who avoid the international limelight and ‘flee from fashions’

8 years ago

Five award-winning short films made by researchers that you should watch

The art of storytelling through film is a powerful tool for understanding the world we live in, from its mind-boggling…

8 years ago

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