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What does “suburbia” really represent? According to the director of the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB), it’s a space that’s as much physical as mental. “The city is by nature a space that’s contradictory, both utopian and dystopian at the same time, full of potential and freedom and also conflict,” Judit Carrera told a news conference on Tuesday (19 March), to mark the opening of the CCCB’s new exhibition “Suburbia. Building the American Dream.” “The North American suburb is a mirror that allows us to think critically about the city we have and the city we want,” she conti...
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to become a chicken nugget? You just might after consuming this week's cultural recommendations, of which there are plenty. Who says you need to have secured Glastonbury tickets or live on the coolest street in the world to have a good time? Exhibitions'Showtown', Blackpool, UK The smell of fish and chips riding on a sea breeze, flickering neon lights and the distant clattering of coin machines. There's something surreal about Britain's seaside towns; kitschy landscapes on the edge of a haunting horizon that now seem frozen in time. But a new museum...
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Françoise Gilot was the only woman to ever dump Pablo Picasso, and he promised to destroy her career because of it. A successful artist in her own right, Gilot's achievements have long been overshadowed by her romantic relationship with Picasso, who used his power and influence within France's art scene to blacklist her following their split. At long last, the Picasso Museum hopes to right these wrongs with a gallery dedicated to Gilot, who died last year aged 101, as part of its newly renovated permanent Picasso exhibition. “She is not being presented as Picasso’s muse or inspiration. There a...
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Have you heard of the Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan? He’s the one behind the infamous “Comedian” - the ripe banana duct-taped to a wall - which was eaten by a South Korean student with an urgent hankering for protein during an exhibition. Ring a bell? He’s also the artistic mind who came up with “Him” (2001), a sculpture of a genuflecting Adolf Hitler. What about now? Surely you've heard of “America” (2016), the brilliantly satirical piece consisting of a fully functioning 18-carat gold toilet which would have shrunken Marcel Duchamp’s underwear - and which was stolen by naughty ...
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What should be done about offensive art? It's a complex question that continues to plague museum directors and society at large, as works seen to perpetuate racism or celebrate the horrors of colonialism are rallied against, with increasing calls for censorship. In a unique response, London's Tate Britain is displaying a counter film by British artist Keith Piper alongside a controversial Rex Whistler mural, 'The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meat', which previously decorated the walls of the gallery's restaurant before being closed to the public in 2020 due to its racist imagery. Scotland's c...
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The shells collected during Captain Cook's ill-fated third voyage are set to go on display in Northumberland, England, where visitors can see them for the first time in 100 years and learn about their rescue from a skip. Captain James Cook was an 18th-century British explorer, navigator, and cartographer known for his three voyages to the Pacific Ocean. His voyages played a crucial role in advancing geographical knowledge, scientific understanding, and trade routes. The collection recovered has more than 200 artefacts, including some shells from extinct species and several which were sent back...
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Architecture has long been intertwined with the historical narratives of colonialism, where European powers imposed their styles and ideologies upon colonised regions, often disregarding local cultures and climates. This dominance led to the perpetuation of architectural forms that were unsuitable for tropical environments, leading to issues such as poor ventilation, excessive heat gain, and structural instability. However, in the mid-19th century emerged a counter-movement known as Tropical Modernism, which sought to reconcile modern architectural principles with indigenous traditions and tro...
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Happy International Women's Day and happy Oscars weekend! As we prepare for Hollywood's hottest to descend upon the red carpet this Sunday (10 March), it's not just movies that are on our mind. This week brought with it more exciting announcements, like anew Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album, 'Wild God', which is due to be released on 30 August; the eclectic line-up for Lyon's Nuits de Fourvière festival and a preview of the official Paris Olympics poster (resulting in some rather silly online controversy). Looking to the week ahead, we've compiled a jam-packed digest full of new film, TV and mu...
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As we celebrate International Women's Day, the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens (ΕΜΣΤ) is preparing to unveil several new projects as part of its ongoing exhibition series, 'What If Women Ruled the World?'. The ambitious programme is taking over the entire museum, dedicating itself to showcasing the works of women artists and those who identify as female throughout 2024. The title of the initiative is inspired by a work by Yael Bartana of the same name, which has been reconstructed as a large-scale outdoor installation, in Greek and English, on the north and south façades of the m...
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Some artists use paint, others bronze, and a select few even dare to fashion their creations from chocolate. But for Nathan Sawaya, the medium of choice is the humble LEGO brick. It all started two decades ago, when Sawaya was working as a corporate lawyer in New York City. Looking for a creative outlet after long days of monotonous paperwork, he thought, "What about this toy from my childhood? Could I use LEGO bricks to create art?". And with that idea, a lawyer-turned-artist was born. Today, Sawaya's colourful LEGO sculptures are a global sensation. His acclaimed show, 'The Art of the Brick,...
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